CHARGE: THE LIGHT BRIGADE/ CRIMEAN WAR (PB)

The cavalry charge of the Light Brigade in the Crimean War remains of the most iconic disasters in British military history. John Harris casts a fresh view on the subject, arguing that the calamity was brought about by something more complex than the usually suspected cause: internal rivalry and incompetence. With its slow mounting to the inevitable climax of conflict and with the second half of the book describing the Battle of Balaclava in detail The Charge is a brilliant battle epic.