{"product_id":"9781848322400","title":"Marching to the Drums : Eyewitness Accounts of Battle from the Crimea to the Siege of Mafeking","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn this gripping collection of first-hand accounts, Ian Knight presents the adventure of nineteenth-century warfare – from the thrill of the cavalry charges at Balaklava and Omdurman, to the terror of battle against an overwhelming odds such as Rorke’s Drift – in the words of the men actually there.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese eyewitness accounts provide a vivid and sometimes shocking insight into the brutal realities of warfare for the British imperial soldier, who fought against enemies from massed ranks of Russians and assegai-armed natives to sharp-shooting Boers, in often the most terrible conditions imaginable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese stirring tales of military adventure have been edited by Ian Knight and brought together and published in book form. Originally featured in turn-of-the-century magazine, popular during the heyday of empire, these historically valuable accounts throw considerable light on campaign conditions during Queen Victoria’s colonial wars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarching to the Drums includes accounts focusing on the experience of battle during such pivotal conflicts as the Sikh Wars, the Crimean War, the Afghan Wars, the Anglo-Zulu War, and those in China, the Sudan and South Africa.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Casemate Pub \u0026 Book Dist Llc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50096644030704,"sku":"9781848322400","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781848322400","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}