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Synopsis
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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À propos de l'auteur
Dorothy Anderson is the author of Balkan Volunteers and Baker Pasha: Misconduct and Mischance. She enjoyed full co-operation from George Scott Robertson's descendents and access to personal papers.
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The Unlikely Hero: George Scott Robertson
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Spellmount. The Histroy Press, Staplehurst, 2008
ISBN 10 : 1862274622
ISBN 13 : 9781862274624
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Vendeur : Harry E Bagley Books, Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. 1st Edition. black cloth, gilt spine, dust jacket, 287 pages : illustrations, 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. Traveling in India, Canada, and Kafiristan, he took part in numerous military expeditions on the frontier, wrote a renowned ethnography?The Kafirs of the Hindu Kush?and in later life became a vociferous MP representing Central Bradford, whose radical Liberal views both pleased and shocked his constituents. Elegantly written and well researched from materials provided by the Robertson family, this is the story of an adventurer, ethnographer, soldier, surgeon, businessman, and politician which will be of interest to any student of the period. N° de réf. du vendeur 1125560204
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The Unlikely Hero: George Scott Robertson
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