A Soldier's Experience or A Voice From The Ranks: 

Showing the Cost of War in Blood and Treasure. 

A Personal Narrative of the Crimean Campaign, 

from the Standpoint of the Ranks; the Indian Mutiny, 

and some of its Atrocities; the Afghan Campaigns of 1863. 

Also Sketches of the Lives and Deaths of Sir. H. Havelock, K.C.B., 

and Captain Hedley Vicars. Together with Some Things not Generally Known. 

By one of the Royal Fusiliers.

by  T. Gowling

Nottingham: Thos. Forman and Sons, 1886

2nd edition.

Hardback, original green cloth stamped in gold. 8vo., 530 pages. Black endpapers, rear endpaper has nice clean inner crack. Solid copy.

All edges gilt. Very good clean copy with a bit of shelf slant. A bit of light soul to the title page. Included is an old postcard of The Well at Cawnpore.

Nice interior pages. 17 plates. Page 58 with a fold-out. Illustrated in black and white with line engravings.

A well known book covering the Crimea, Mutiny Campaign and Afghanistan. 

Observations from the view-point of view of a non-commissioned officer.

2nd edition.


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