Title:Forty-One Years in India, From Subaltern to Commander in Chief
Author:Field Marshall Lord Roberts Of Kandahar V.C., K.P., G.C.B., G.C.S.I., G.C.I.E
Price:GBP£95.00 (about USD$119.20)
Item ID:TP01-43805
Quantity:1
Publisher:Richard Bentley, London, 1898
Edition:First In One Volume
Binding:Re Bound Green Gilt Leather Backstrip, with red label
Condition:Very Good
Lord Roberts commanded the British forces in Afghanistan during Baden-Powell's service in 1881-1882. He was later to become the Commander-in-Chief in India (1885-1893), in the South African War (1899-1902) and, finally Commander-in-Chief of the British Army (1901-1904). For much of Baden-Powell's active military service, Lord Roberts was among the highest ranking and most respected officers of the British Army. He became known as "Kipling's General." Slight rubbing to covers,Slight foxing to endpapers, Frontispiece of Lord Roberts, fold out maps. Size: Octavo (standard book size). Category: Military & Warfare; Britain/UK; 19th century;