"Third Afghan War and the Revolt in Waziristan" Topic

Another war fought with 'left over' men and kit

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Very nicely thought out scenario, Jim, thanks for posting!

Glad you liked it. I thought it was the sort of situation where you could fit a lot of interesting twists into it. And its a fascinating period, no longer colonial, not quite WW1, not yet WW2 :-)

Looks very interesting – I can recommend reading the novel "The Leopard and the Cliff" by Wallace Breem, concerning a fictitious frontier militia unit's withdrawal during this 1919 war (but based on real events – could be these very events, as the unit in the novel is led by a Major Sandeman).

Nice pictures. I bet he had some stories to tell.

The pictures are largely from the Army museum, as for my Grandfather I never met him, he died before I was born.
My Dad went into farm service and he got a job (aged 15) on a farm run by a retired Indian Army Doctor. When the term was over the doctor had to come to Barrow so would drop my father off at home (Pony and Trap)
My grandfather was in, and asked if the other chap would like a cup of tea. My dad went out to find his mates. Six hours later when he got back the two men are still talking. I managed to piece my Grandfather's military career together largely from battalion records.

"The Leopard and the Cliff" I will look out for. I have his Eagle in the Snow, which is an excellent book :-)

The Leopard and the Cliff is one AMAZING read.

I'll look out for it :-)

Jim, et al…

I always appreciate authors who come at the reader from unexpected angles or with a unique, seemingly, stilted word construct. Breem is one of them, as is James Warner Bellah and Shipway, to name but a few.

The "Legate's Daughter", is one of those books, as half of what must be understood is left unsaid or only alluded to vaguely and the reader really has to be on his toes to keep up.

I know what you mean, the author has got people right. People rarely give plot exposition but instead allude to things both of you know, because there's no need to dwell on them.

Actually I've had fun writing as an 'unreliable narrator' where the narrator is honest but has missed the point that the reader spots :-)