The Reason Why

Woodham-Smith, Cecil: 1953 London, England, Constable, hardcover with 293 pp.. Illustrated with maps and images. This historical study examines the fatal mismanagement and tragic military failure behind the famous Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean War in 1854. The narrative focuses on the bitter rivalry and pride of the Earls of Cardigan and Lucan to explain how aristocratic privilege and vague orders led to the disaster. In very good condition.