SOLDIER SAHIBS is the astonishing story of a brotherhood of young men who together laid claim to the most notorious frontier in the world, the North-West Frontier, which today forms the volatile boundary between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Known collectively as 'Henry Lawrence's young men', each had distinguished himself in the East India Company's wars in the Punjab before going on to make his name as a 'political' on the Frontier - Herbert Edwardes, who 'pacified' Bannu; John Nicholson, a forebear of the author who became the terror of the Sikhs as 'Nikkal Seyn'; 'Uncle' James Abbot of Hazara, and many others.Drawing extensively on their journals, diaries and letters, as well as his own recent travels in their footsteps, Charles Allen, acknowledged master story-teller of imperial history, weaves the individual stories of these soldier sahibs into an extraordinary tale that climaxes on Delhi Ridge in 1857, when the brotherhood came together to 'save' India.
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Charles Allen est un écrivain et historien britannique dont le travail explore la riche tapisserie de l'Inde et de l'Asie du Sud. Son écriture examine les complexités du Raj britannique, offrant un aperçu convaincant des vies de ceux qui ont servi dans l'administration coloniale. La recherche méticuleuse d'Allen donne vie aux relations complexes entre l'Orient et l'Occident, éclairant les forces historiques qui ont façonné l'Inde moderne. Son approche narrative offre aux lecteurs un voyage captivant à travers le profond héritage culturel du sous-continent.






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