The Unlikely Hero
George Scott Robertson
Published on 1. November 2008
160 pages
978-0-7524-8685-7 (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
File size
0,52 MB
ISBN-13
978-0-7524-8685-7 (9780752486857)
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11/2008
Spellmount Publishers Ltd
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Content
- Intro
- Title
- Contents
- Chapter 1 Background and Beginnings
- Chapter 2 Medical Service in War: Afghanistan 1878-1880
- Chapter 3 Medical Service in Peace: India 1880-1888
- Chapter 4 The Career Change: Gilgit and the North West Frontier, 1888-1889
- Chapter 5 The Scientist: The Kafiristan Experiences 1889-1891
- Chapter 6 Gilgit and Hunza-Nagar 1889-1891: Durand, Younghusband, Robertson
- Chapter 7 Gilgit, Chitral, Chilas: September-December 1892
- Chapter 8 Chitral, Mastuj, Gilgit: 1893
- Chapter 9 Conspiracies: Gilgit, Chitral: October 1894-February 1895
- Chapter 10 Assessment and Reconnaissance: Chitral 2-3 March 1895
- Chapter 11 The Siege: Robertson's Story, March 1895
- chapter 12 The Siege: Robertson's story, 1-19 April 1895
- Chapter 13 Aftermath of the Siege: April-May 1895
- Chapter 14 A New Life, New Careers: 1896-1905
- Chapter 15 The Member of Parliament, 1906-1915
- Chapter 16 His Legacies
- Sources
- Bibliography
- Copyright
