Full Bound Cream Vellum, Gilt titling + (Royal Army ordnance) armorial impressed on front cover. Gilt Edging. Superb Condition Complete With All 44 Illustrations And Maps, 601 Pages. Marbled Endpapers. A vivid account of Robert ‚…s military career from his involvement in the Mutiny within months of his arrival in India, to the second Afghan War of 1879-80, where he commanded the British forces in the defeat of the Afghan army at Kandahar, from the saddle, taking occasional sips of champagne to keep up his strength!!!