Siege Of Krishnapur

Inspired by the Indian Mutiny of 1857, The Siege of Krishnapur is set in the fictional town of that name where a British garrison withstands a four...

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A tale of adventure and bravery, based on the real-life castle siege in the summer of the year 1300. Knights and nobles, pages and prisoners - and ...

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A forensic look into the Sepoy rebellion at Meerut in 1857 and the three-month siege and capture of Delhi which followed.Illustrations: 32 Plates, ...

Publisher: Austin Macauley PublishersAuthor(s): Nathan KeighleyIllustration(s): 0Number of pages: 124Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 126 x 203 x ...

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Despite the resounding victory at the battle of Oudenarde, the Duke of Marlborough finds his position as captain-general threatened by political en...

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This is a deeply personal memoir of the Bosnian Civil War, detailing the author's experience of the siege of Sarajevo, of having to flee their home...

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Richard Sharpe avoids the tyrannical Sergeant Obadiah Hakeswill and endeavours to rescue a British officer from under the nose of the Tippoo of Mys...

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An eyewitness account of one of the greatest-ever battles as a few men under the Knights of St John took on a huge Turkish armada.

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Publisher: University of Minnesota PressIllustration(s): 26 black & whilte illustrationsNumber of pages: 376Collection: Indigenous AmericasPublicat...

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