Warrior: The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen Hardcover - 1998
by Peter Hathaway Capstick; Capstick; Fiona Capstick (Editor)
From the bestselling author of "Death in the Long Grass" comes the final addition to the Peter Capstick Library--a vivid and stirring portrait of the intrepid British colonial officer Richard Meinertzhagen, whose exploits earned him fame and notoriety as one of the most daring and ruthless men to ever serve during the glory days of the British Empire. 10 illustrations. 7 maps.
First line
Born in London on March 3, 1878, just fifteen months shy of Queen Victoria's Diamond Jubilee, Dick entered that halcyon age of empire where high-born privilege, spit, polish, tiffin, pigsticking, boiled beef, cold showers, and God Save the Queen would form part of the intricate tapestry of his long life.
From the rear cover
Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen was one of those rare men whom fate always seems to cast in the dramas that shape history. As a young officer, he served in India and Africa during the glory days of the British Empire, defending the crown's dominions and exploring its darkest reaches. His exploits in the bloody colonial wars of turn-of-the-century East Africa earned him a reputation as one of the most fierce and ruthless soldiers in the Empire, yet it was during those years spent roaming the silent places of the Serengeti, hunting its game and learning its secrets, that Meinertzhagen developed a fascination with Africa that would last a lifetime. But there were other adventures to come, and Capstick narrates them all with his trademark skill and wit: daring commando raids against German forces in Africa and the Mideast during World War I, covert missions to the USSR and Nazi Germany between the wars, work as an OSS agent during World War II, and Meinertzhagen's ceaseless support of Israeli nationhood are all woven together into an epic adventure, a powerful chronicle that follows the tracks of a twentieth-century legend.
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- Title Warrior: The Legend of Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen
- Author Peter Hathaway Capstick; Capstick; Fiona Capstick (Editor)
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher St. Martin's Press, New York
- Date 1998-01-15
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Index, Maps
- ISBN 9780312182717 / 0312182716
- Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
- Dimensions 8.6 x 5.8 x 1.3 in (21.84 x 14.73 x 3.30 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Great Britain, Soldiers - Great Britain
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 97031884
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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Citations
- Booklist, 02/01/1998, Page 882
- Kirkus Reviews, 12/15/1997, Page 1813
- Library Journal, 01/01/1998, Page 109
- Publishers Weekly, 12/22/1997, Page 49
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