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 The Great War 1914-1918, and Associated Conflicts
   Biography and Autobiography
     British Soldiers



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.