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User Review - bhowell - LibraryThingWritten almost 30 years ago this is a thrilling story of the Indian Mutiny in 1857. Viewed as one of the heroic military struggles of the 19th century for the British, the defense of Lucknow has been the subject of many history books. This one is very good and quite readable. Read full review
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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Bibliographic information
| Title | A Season in Hell |
| Author | Michael Edwardes |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Taplinger Publishing Company, 1973 |
| Original from | Indiana University |
| Digitized | 13 Nov 2008 |
| ISBN | 0800870158, 9780800870157 |
| Length | 330 pages |
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