HALT ! ACTION FRONT ! : With Colonel Long at Colenso. (ISBN 0620241128)

by Darrell Hall, Hardcover, 183 Pages, Published 2000 by Covos Day.Pre-owned - Connditio NEAR MINT

. The very name is evocative of military disaster particularly for the British Army and primarily the British Artillery. With the opening engagements of the Anglo-Boer War at the Battles of Talana, Elandslaagte and Ladysmith still resounding in his ears, General Redvers Bullers attempts to force a crossing of the Tugela river at Colenso. At the outset, Buller's plans are beset with problems and everything begins to go wrong. In this account, Darrell Hall, the renowned historian, closely examines the details of the Battle of Colenso, the bloody battle that left scores of british dead on the field, destroyed several military careers and left the British Army savouring the bitter taste of ignominious defeat. Yet, with defeat came heroic bravery, and at Colenso, seven Victoria Crosses were awarded.