The Heroic Garrison

by V.A. Stuart and Vivian Stuart

Book Overview

In this final volume of Stuart's Sheridan series, General Havelock's Moveable Column--a force of barely a thousand men--has finally fought its way through to the heroic garrison defending the Residency in Lucknow, only to be besieged themselves by the 60,000 mutinous sepoys in the city. They must hold firm until the relieving force reaches them. Meanwhile, Colonel Alex Sheridan volunteers for a dangerous mission, but is captured. He is soon called...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1590130308
• ISBN13: 9781590130308
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: McBooks Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.6" x 8.4"

Customer Reviews

A vivid story of rebellion against colonial rule

I am sorry to find that this is apparently the last book in the series, as I have read 2 through 4 and enjoyed them all. I highly recommend that they be read in sequence, as they follow chronological events in the uprising against British rule in India in 1857 and the personal life of the fictional character Colonel Alexander Sheridan. The stories are engaging and hard to put down. There is a lot of exciting action, and the historical situation is fascinating. My only criticism is that the British characters are always depicted as capable, gallant and heroic whereas some of the Indians are portrayed as honest and loyal and others as brutal and deceitful. It is definitely a colonial perspective.

The fifth good book in the series

I know of only five volumes in the Sheridan series, and was surprised to find that this one is in print in large print format. I had thought them all to be out of print entirely. I have the five in paperback, and found them to be uniformly good reading. Do yourself a favor and become acquainted with them.