The Indian Mutiny
1857
Penguin
Paperback
: 04 Sep 2003
£12.99
William Dalrymple, Sunday Times
Synopsis
The bloody insurrection of 1857 that became known as the Indian Mutiny remains a dark stain on Britain’s Imperial past. The British complacency that fuelled the rebellion; the ease with which it spread; the horrific massacres of innocents and the merciless retribution that followed; and the bravery of those who fought together made this a conflict that marked both countries. Now Saul David casts fresh light on this extraordinary episode, challenging many of the long-standing assumptions about both its causes and the inevitability of British victory.
Reviews
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‘Fascinating, thrilling, convincing. An important work of scholarship [that] reads like a novel’
Economist
‘Delightful. Refreshing, highly intelligent and well researched … quite simply a very good read. David has a wonderful awareness for tiny details that somehow brilliantly illuminate particular facets of the struggle. Pulls the reader into the story like a very good novel. A serious study which is immensely enjoyable’
Gerard de Groot, Scotland on Sunday
‘Astonishing research. A hugely readable and much-needed work of narrative history’
Sukhdev Sandhu, Daily Telegraph
‘A bravura performance. David presents a dazzlingly confident interpretation of 1857 … full of rigour and panache’
David Arnold, The Times Literary Supplement
‘David is superb at retelling the high drama of the Mutiny and he deftly explains what went wrong and why’
Lawrence James, Herald
Product details
Format :
Paperback
ISBN: 9780141005546
Size : 129 x 198mm
Pages : 544
Published : 04 Sep 2003
Publisher : Penguin
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