Product Description
by G. a. Henty (Author), Klaus Schwanitz (Author)
The greatest defeat ever experienced by the British Army was in the Mountain Passes of Afghanistan in 1848. Angus Cameron, the hero of this story, was captured by the Afghans, and compelled to witness this calamity. His life story is an intensely interesting one, starting from his boyhood in Persia; his employment under the Government at Herat; through the defense of the town against the Persians; to Kabul, where he participated in all the events which ended in the awful march through the Mountain Passes, where only one man escaped Always at the point of danger, whether in battle or on a hazardous expedition, the brave young Angus goes on dangerous and thrilling adventures with marvelous and clever escapes This historical and political narration portrays one of the biggest blunders of Britain-paid in blood If you like books that are adventurous and full of action, this is one you are going to want to read The Author published this book so this essential part of our history will not be forgotten and so our heroes of history will always be honored and remembered.
Author Biography
About the Scribe, Born in the middle of the last century in Berlin, Germany, Klaus Schwanitz received a solid education in business. He worked independently as an entrepreneur and general manager for several large companies. In the 1980's he worked in the field of Data processing centers with security equipment that fought against terrorism and dealt with preventing catastrophic events. A quarter of a century ago he moved with his wife and child to Pennsylvania to introduce advanced European security ideas and products to the United States market. Today he lives on the East Coast of Florida and since 1995 he has worked as an entrepreneur in the computer industry. Nevertheless, he still has enough time to let his imagination run free as he pursues his passion of writing. He started with some novels until he decided to focus more on serious matters of importance-like our history. This history buff revives old historical books, documentations, and accounts by bringing the almost lost and forgotten past back to life! With over forty books and many short stories there is sure to be something entertaining for you to find in his collection of writings. Should we not learn from the past to make our future better?
