A gripping and revelatory account of Winston Churchill's first military campaign
Over a century ago, a young cavalry lieutenant wrote a riveting account of what
he saw during his first major campaign, a vicious war against tribal insurgents
on the North-West Frontier. Winston Churchill’s The Story of the Malakand Field
Force, published in 1898, made his reputation as a writer – and as a soldier.
More than 120 years later it is still reading for military commanders on the
ground, both British and American.
Now, acclaimed author and foreign correspondent Con Coughlin tells the story of
that campaign, combining colourful historical narrative, interviews with
contemporary key players and