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A Season in Hell

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Taplinger Publishing Company, 1973 - History - 330 pages

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Engaging account of a seminal event in the history of the British Empire: the 1857 Sepoy rebellion in India. Through the veil of enlightened modern eyes, it's hard to feel too sorry for the besieged ... Read full review

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The story of an heroic stand against the odds. How did such a small garrison resist the attacks of a force more than 20 times its size? The Indian Mutiny of 1857 is the background for this defence of ... Read full review

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Contents

The first siege 1 Retreat to the Residency
51
Sir Henry are you hurt?
61
A flag on the roof
65
Copyright

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Michael Edwardes
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TitleA Season in Hell
AuthorMichael Edwardes
Editionillustrated
PublisherTaplinger Publishing Company, 1973
Original fromIndiana University
Digitized13 Nov 2008
ISBN0800870158, 9780800870157
Length330 pages
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History / Asia / India & South Asia
  
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