"Drummond, of the 17th Lancers" Topic
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| Tango01 | 08 May 2016 10:11 p.m. PST |
"Historical adventure fiction featuring warriors or soldiers as the central characters is now incredibly popular with stories set anywhere from the world of Ancient Rome to the Viking age, and from the Napoleonic Wars to the world wars of the twentieth century. Although it was first published in 1869, in three separate volumes—combined here to create this complete Leonaur edition—this book is written in an easy contemporary style. This novel of the Crimean War was written not long after the events it portrays took place and so is reassuringly authentic in its historical detail (always essential for reader satisfaction) as well as providing a ‘good read'. Alec Drummond is a British cavalryman serving in the 17th Lancers and his adventures inevitably carry him headlong towards the legendary ‘Charge of the Light Brigade' at the Battle of Balaclava in 1854, where the dashing light dragoon, hussar and lancer cavalry regiments of Cardigan's command threw themselves at the destructive power of the Russian gun batteries to earn abiding fame and notoriety. This is a first rate book for lovers of historical fiction and the wars of the Victorian era. Originally published as ‘The Story of Alec Drummond of the 17th Lancers'."
See here
link Amicalement
Armand |
| 15th Hussar | 09 May 2016 5:11 a.m. PST |
Armand… Please, I have asked you before. STOP pushing these reprints. They are available freely in very readable .pdf form (and other versions) either via Archive.org or Google Books. They are poorly edited in the main and quite often are missing a few chapters or passages here and there, plus they are being re-named from originals so the publisher can make money off of un-suspecting rubes who know no better. I love you, but please stop pushing this publishers stuff ! |
DisasterWargamer  | 09 May 2016 9:07 a.m. PST |
link Link to Volume 1 of the free e-book |
| Tango01 | 09 May 2016 10:20 a.m. PST |
Well… we can take it as only information about a book that maybe no always (like myself) know his existence… And to know the free link to read it is great!… thanks for that!. Don't get mad my friend!. (smile) Amicalement
Armand |
| 15th Hussar | 09 May 2016 10:32 a.m. PST |
Not upset with you Tango, just that the publisher you mentioned has made a career of this, so please just stay away from those pages. |
| Tango01 | 10 May 2016 12:27 p.m. PST |
So Sorry Andrew… but I have bought two books for them. I loved books… I have a library in my home with more of 1200 of them… Amicalement
Armand |
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