The Indian Mutiny

by John Harris

Britain's Indian Army mutinied in 1857, leading to the first great crisis of the British Empire. A brutal campaign of sieges, massacres and forced marches, it has become a great military legend, as described in this heavily illustrated work.

Genres: History, India

208 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2001

About the author

John^^Harris
Pseudonyms: Max Hennessy; Mark Hebden

Image is a self caricature from the late 1970s.

From Wikipedia:
John Harris was a British author. He published a series of crime novels featuring the character Inspector Pel, and war books. He wrote with his own name, and also with the pseudonym of Mark Hebden. His 1953 novel The Sea Shall Not Have Them was the basis for a feature film of the same name in 1954. He was the father of Juliet Harris, who published more Inspector Pel books under the name of Juliet Hebden.

Reviews

[John McDonnell · Rating 4 out of 5]

For the length of this book the author nicely captures the struggle of the Mutiny as the British deal with the many issues that came from it. A good read for any novice interested in the period before delving into more meatier topics.

[Mike Ward · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well written with very substantial research. For those interested in this appalling mess brought about by Victorian incompetance, this is a very good introduction written with precision and the facts.

[Ian Willey · Rating 3 out of 5]

Easy read on a war I did not know much about. Typically it's tragic for all concerned though whilst difficult to avoid could have been far smaller uprising if we were not so very arrogant

Ian

[Nick Harriss · Rating 4 out of 5]

An interesting but quite brief (circa 200 pages) history of one of the pivotal events of 19th century British imperial expansion. It focuses essentially on the military aspects, and does these well, but do not expect it to cover the wider social, political or consequential aspects.

[Andrew Coutts · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely essential reading for Indian Mutiny research, and filled with wonderful period paintings.

5 stars.