Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire

ISBN-13: 9780141005553 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 560 str.

Saul David

Opis

Explores the early part of Queen Victoria's reign, when the British Empire was well on the way to becoming the greatest empire the world had ever seen. This title shows how Britain ruthlessly exploited her position as the world's only superpower to expand her empire.

Recenzje

Splendid . . . a terrific treasure-chest of anecdotes . . . a splendidly brisk, cool and judicious narrator Daily Telegraph

O autorze

Saul David is Professor of War Studies at the University of Buckingham and the author of several critically acclaimed books, including The Indian Mutiny: 1857, Zulu and, most recently, Victoria's Wars: The Rise of Empire. He recently presented 'Bullets, Boots and Bandages' for BBC 4 and is a regular contributor to Radio 4.