The Scottish war correspondent Archibald Forbes gathers short pieces from campaigns he covered and soldiering he remembered: a wedding at Saarbrücken in 1870, a Burmese court, German war prayers, Balaclava retold, Christmas in a cavalry regiment, and a Highland gillie’s fishing yarn told in broad Scots.
Anecdotal, humorous and observant, for readers who enjoy Victorian war reporting. Download the free EPUB.