The Indian Mutiny of 1857

Author: G B MallesonPublisher: RupaYear: 2005Language: EnglishPages: 288ISBN/UPC (if available): 8129107902 Description The causes remain many but rather elusive, the consequences even more so-did it ring the death toll of the British Empire, was it a mere speck of exaggerated trouble.This book serves as a tremendous gap-filler and demystifying agent. It begins with a background of the building of the British Raj in India, a move not deliberate but powerful enough to shape history for decades to come. The author delves in great detail into the causes of the Mutiny, unlike preceding writes who mostly concentrated on the consequences. Through personal knowledge and observation he attempts to in-point that latent power that drove the mutiny on. He gives a realistic account of all the important operations that took place, praising the heroic and criticizing the undeserving. He is careful not to overlay his work with too much tedious detail, so his writing remains lucid and interesting.The