The Russell Cawthorn Collection
The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts Biography and Autobiography British Soldiers
RCC7130
Chitral Charlie: The Life and Times of a Victorian Soldier:The Slow Rise and Swift Fall of Major General Sir Charles Townshend KCB DSO
by N.S. Nash
ISBN
9781848842762
Purchase Price
£8.00 (new)
Date Purchased
September 17, 2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military an imprint of Pen & Sword (2010, Barnsley, South Yorks)
Notes
This is a book inspired by the ineptitude displayed during the debacle of the campaign in Mesopotamia. Townshend was a brilliant and brave soldier, he achieved hero status, and then threw it all away at Kut. The author attempts to explain how, although not why, as this remains a mystery.
9781848842762
Purchase Price
£8.00 (new)
Date Purchased
September 17, 2014
Publisher
Pen & Sword Military an imprint of Pen & Sword (2010, Barnsley, South Yorks)
Notes
This is a book inspired by the ineptitude displayed during the debacle of the campaign in Mesopotamia. Townshend was a brilliant and brave soldier, he achieved hero status, and then threw it all away at Kut. The author attempts to explain how, although not why, as this remains a mystery.
