The news of the Charge of the Light Brigade, Cannon to the right of them, Cannon to the left of them filled the newspaper reading public of Victorian Britain with the certainty that Someone had blunder'd in the conduct of the Crimean War. I would highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in military history.or to anyone who just enjoys a good, well written book. The author does not gloss over the reasons for the assignment of these incompetent commanders or their childish in-fighting for power with its tragic results. Through their ineptitude, Lords Cardigan and Lucan sacrificed the men under their command as cannon fodder for the Russian guns and over the years it has somehow become glorious. The charge has been memorialized in poem and film but here is the real story and it reads like exciting fiction. This history puts paid to any misconceptions that one might have about the suicidal charge at Balaclava. Sometimes on second reading, a book may disappoint. Glad that I did.my original review (see below) is spot on. I remembered it fondly and since it is not too long, I decided to re-read it. The charge has been memorialized I read this book eleven years ago and ran across it again while looking through my shelves. This history puts paid to any misconceptions that one might have about the suicidal charge at Balaclava. I read this book eleven years ago and ran across it again while looking through my shelves.
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