Despite the fact that it was events on the North-West Frontier which perennially awed and captivated Victorian audiences, British India's North-East Frontier saw at least as much military activity. Even the heroid 11-day defence of the isolated outpost of Kohima against overwhelming odds – fewer than 200 British-officered troops against perhaps 6,000 Nagas – failed to capture the public imagination. Today, after the passage of another century, Britain's numerous campaigns and conquests in Assam and the surrounding hills have faded even further into the mists of obscurity. This fascinating text by Ian Heath examines the peoples and places of the North-East Frontier.
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In the MEN AT ARMS series. Covers the Victorian military expeditions which helped shape modern India. Examines the variety of native dress, uniforms and weaponry used by the tribes residing in the area between Bhutan, Tibet and Burma, and the novel tactics used by the British to subdue them.
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Chronology; British forces on the North-East Frontier; hill tribes; Manipur; warfare on the North-East Frontier.

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781855327627
Publisert
1999-03-26
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
212 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, P, 01, 06
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
50

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Ian Heath is a highly respected author, and has written a number of Osprey titles, including MAA 89 Byzantine Armies 886-1118, MAA 287 Byzantine Armies 1118-1461 and MAA 275 The Taiping Rebellion 1851-66. He is also currently working on a five-volume project covering the armies of 19th-century Asia. Ian lives and works in Cambridgeshire, UK.

Michael Perry started producing miniature figures for the wargames industry in the late 1970s while still at school, and for many years he has worked for both Games Workshop and Wargames Foundry. He has a highly distinctive and realistic style, and has illustrated a number of Osprey publications including MAA 275 The Taiping Rebellion and Campaign 54 Shiloh 1862. His work will also be familiar to readers of many popular Wargame magazines including Military Modelling.