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Lädt ... Follow the Drumvon James Leasor
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. This is my favourite James Leasor book. Mr. L was a novelist, who would fit somewhere between Bernard Cornwell and George MacDonald Fraser. He gave us blood and thunder in the India Mutiny, in this book, and it's fun. The only jarring note for me was a scene where people cram their pockets with cartridges for their percussion cap revolvers. The paper cartridges wouldn't have stood up to that treatment, and the revolvers would have jammed quickly if loaded with them. But I quibble, and you will have fun with this book, if you are like me. Zeige 2 von 2 keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
'Once in a while, a book comes along that grabs you by the throat, shakes you, and won't let go until you have read through to the last page.' - Hal Burton, Newsday 'Follow the Drum is superb reading entertainment' - Best Sellers India, in the mid-nineteenth century, was virtually run by a British commercial concern, the Honourable East India Company, whose directors would pay tribute to one Indian ruler and then depose another in their efforts to maintain their balance sheet of power and profit. But great changes were already casting shadows across the land, and when a stupid order was given to Indian troops to use cartridges greased with cow fat and pig lard (one animal sacred to the Hindus and the other abhorrent to Moslems) there was mutiny. The lives of millions were changed for ever including Arabella MacDonald, daughter of an English regular officer, and Richard Lang, an idealistic nineteen-year-old who began 1857 as a boy and ended it a man. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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Politically, India at that time was being run by the East India Company whose main objective was to strip the country and fatten their pockets. Although the British Army was present, the bulk of the military was made up of soldiers who served the Company first. Lack of communications, corrupt officials, and the company’s policy of controlling the native rulers by honouring some and stripping the rights of others helped in developing the rumours that stirred the sepoys into a killing frenzy. Once the mutiny was underway the corruption and jealousy between the Company and the Army meant that there was no clear leader to bring the mutiny to a timely end. There was more than enough blame to go around and eventually it took months for the British to regain control.
The authors’ description of military life and the actual campaign to subdue the rebellion made for an exciting read. As there were atrocities on both sides, there is extreme violence that might be off-putting for some readers. Personally I found this a well told tale that was both informative and entertaining. ( )