
The Unlikely Hero
George Scott Robertson
Dorothy Anderson(Author)
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
Will be published approx. on 3. November 2008
Book
Hardback
288 pages
978-1-86227-462-4 (ISBN)
Description
An Unlikely Hero is not only the story of an extraordinary life but also a unique insight into the 'Great Game' played out in Afghanistan in the late nineteenth century. Beginning his career as a British Surgeon Major in Afghanistan, George Scott Robertson found himself defending Chitral Fort in 1895 against a besieging force of thousands of tribesmen. He was celebrated as a hero, but this was only one chapter in what was an extraordinary life. This book is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, and soldier.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Stroud
United Kingdom
Publishing group
The History Press Ltd
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 28 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86227-462-4 (9781862274624)
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E-Book
11/2008
The History Press Ltd
€20.99
Available for download
Person
Dorothy Anderson is the author of Balkan Volunteers and Baker Pasha: Misconduct and Mischance. She enjoyed full co-operation from George Scott Robertson's descendents and access to personal papers.