Lord Roberts Of Kandahar, V.C.: The Life-Story Of A Great Solider [Illustrated Edition]

Includes 9 illustrations "As a leader of men in the field he is, I believe, without equal." — Sir Alfred Milner on Lord Roberts In this excellent short biography of Lord Roberts, Walter Jerrold, tells the tale of his many exploits and victories across the British Empire. "Roberts won the Victoria Cross at Khudagani during the Indian Mutiny (1857-59) for repeated acts of gallantry, but first came to public notice during the Second Afghan War (1878-80) when he commanded the Kurram Field Force, lea