Paul Charrier

A truly riveting and inspirational account of the career of one of Great Britiain's greatest men. Written in an almost filmic style to encourage the interest of school children in History as a subject while also lauding General Gordon's virtues as an officer and a man. General Gordon carried out meticulus reconnaisance in order to make highly detailed plans of attack. This enabled him, on occasion, to take positions in a few hours that others had failed to take for months. He also, both humanely and insightfully, left escape routes for the enemy defectors and in order to maintain integrity in the eyes of the local power players he refused to take the bounties offered for success. Remarkable.… (mais)