About the Author

Born in Monmouthshire, Lieutenant Colonel Mike Snook is a lifelong professional soldier. After graduating successively from Leicester University and Sandhurst, he was commissioned into the Royal Regiment of Wales in 1984. Since then he has served all around the world, including active service in regimental and staff appointments in Afghanistan, Bosnia, South Armagh and Belfast. In recent years he has worked as a British military adviser in South Africa and as the Chief Instructor of the Tactical Intelligence Branch at the Defence College of Intelligence. Presently on the HQ staff at the Defence Academy, he is utilizing his spare time to read for a PhD.

Reviews

"Applying his knowledge of military procedures to calculate the rate of ammunition expenditure during each move, the author proves that when the fugitives managed to make their escape, soldiers of the 24th Foot were still doggedly fighting and would continue to do so for some time. What emerges is a story epitomizing the Victorian values of courage, pride and patriotism exhibited by both sides, values which are usually denigrated by many of today's writers, but which are still valid despite modern fashionable cynicism."-- "Toy Solder & Model Figure"