India's Historic Battles Lucknow, 1857

The book has a few distinct sections. One deals with the overall background of the mutiny.The other one deals with the victors of lucknow, Campbell, Havelock, and Outram.The most important one is the account of the battles: chinhat, first and second reliefs, and the final recapture.There is also a section which enumerates the events between june 1857 to march 1858 in a concise manner.The Indian commanders like Begum Hazrat Mahal, occupy the space that's due to them in such an account.The last section contains brief descriptions of tourist places of historical importance in Lucknow.The book is interspersed with pictures many of which were taken by the author in 1976.The language is layman-friendly, although a few military terms are peppered here an there. Highly recommended for those who are interested in the history of Lucknow. Can also act as a handy reference book for a tour of Lucknow.Timely delivery by Amazon