A Bearskins Crimea
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Percy VC and his Brother Officers
Nonfiction, History, Military, Other, Asian, Russia
| Author: | Percy, Algernon | ISBN: | 9781844688609 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword | Publication: | November 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword | Language: | English |
| Author: | Percy, Algernon |
| ISBN: | 9781844688609 |
| Publisher: | Pen and Sword |
| Publication: | November 15, 2007 |
| Imprint: | Pen and Sword |
| Language: | English |
Using much previously untapped source material A Bearskin's Crimea is a blow-by-blow account of the Grenadier Guards' experiences in the Crimean War. The principal character, The Honourable Henry Percy, a member of the distiguished and powerful Northumberland family (known as 'The Kings of the North'), was present at all the major battles of that appalling conflict: The Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and the Seige of Sebastopol. Percy was no ordinary soldier: not only was he a shrewd observer with a skilled pen but a thoroughly capable and courageous officer. This is borne out by his winning the Victoria Cross and his rapid promotion.
Using much previously untapped source material A Bearskin's Crimea is a blow-by-blow account of the Grenadier Guards' experiences in the Crimean War. The principal character, The Honourable Henry Percy, a member of the distiguished and powerful Northumberland family (known as 'The Kings of the North'), was present at all the major battles of that appalling conflict: The Alma, Balaklava, Inkerman and the Seige of Sebastopol. Percy was no ordinary soldier: not only was he a shrewd observer with a skilled pen but a thoroughly capable and courageous officer. This is borne out by his winning the Victoria Cross and his rapid promotion.
