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Book SynopsisA forensic look into the Sepoy rebellion at Meerut in 1857 and the three-month siege and capture of Delhi which followed.
Trade Review‘An important study of a key moment in the Mutiny of 1857. As always, the author brings to life the events with his knowledge and insights into the topography and landscape of the scene of battle.’ -- Dr Christopher Brice, author of Brave as a Lion: The Life and Times of Field Marshal Hugh Gough
‘An elegantly written, deeply researched, downright enthralling account of the course and causes of the most critical campaign of the Mutiny.’ -- Joshua Provan, author of Wild East: The British in Japan 1854–1868
‘Amarpal Singh brings to life the many haunting monuments that still dot the Delhi landscape 150 years on. A uniquely valuable and readable account indeed amongst the scores of books on the subject of the 1857 Mutiny.’ -- Pushpindar Singh Chopra, Delhi Forum for Strategic Studies
‘Thoroughly researched, engagingly written, and utterly comprehensive. The most important account of the savagely fought Siege of Delhi to emerge in decades.’ -- Mark Simner, author of Chitral 1895: An Episode of the Great Game
‘Amarpal Singh once again brings to life key historical events in a wonderful book that covers a critical period in both British and Indian history. He is to be commended for this excellent study.’ -- Iain Smith, The Sikh Pioneers and Sikh Light Infantry Association
'That old-fashioned thing: a confirmed page-turner ... Vividly reconstructed and gripping in its pace, The Siege of Delhi is a must-read.' -- Manu S. Pillai, historian and author of The Ivory Throne and Rebel Sultans
'The Siege of Delhi describes the period with a sense of urgency and painstaking details based on contemporary and primary accounts in an engaging narrative that offers new insights and information.' -- Rana Safvi, author of the Where Stones Speak trilogy
'A meticulous portrait of a city left to the mercy of the eclipsing Mughal court on the one hand and surmounting British authority on the other. Written with clarity and depth, it is Amarpal Singh's extensive knowledge of military history that enlivens The Siege of Delhi. A valuable addition to the literature on the 1857 mutiny.' -- Aanchal Malhotra, author of Remnants of a Separation and oral historian
