“Clear above the roar of the guns and the crash of shells tearing up the earth in showers of debris, the squadrons could hear Cardigan's voice.
“'Steady!' he called. 'Steady, the 17th Lancers!'“
Thomas’s biography of James Thomas Brudenall, a controversial and fascinating figure, which also offers a portrayal of the Crimean War and of 19th-century military society.
Author: Donald Thomas
Title: Cardigan: A Life of Lord Cardigan of Balaclava
Edition: Book Club Edition
Published: New York: The Viking Press, 1974
Physical description: Hardcover; Octavo; 369p
Condition: Good condition dust jacket with edge wear, chipping and slight tearing—in protector. Boards and spine bright and clean with bumping to corners and crushing at spine ends. Binding tight with hint of forward lean. Owner’s initials on front end-papers. Pages slightly toned. Comments: Handsome copy
