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The Brave Captains
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October 1854: Admidst brutal cannonade and flashing sabers, the Plain of Balaclava thundered to two of the most incredible military maneuvers of all time—the charge of the Heavy and Light Brigades. As the Russian cavalry prepares to launch a full-scale attack to seize Balaclava, the British find themselves in desperate straits. Dangerously outnumbered, they are hoping for reinforcements, but in the meantime they must hold their ground, calling for heroism that will test the courage of even the bravest man. Dodging bursting shells and Russian Cossacks, Hazard proves that the bluejackets fight as well on land as they do at sea.
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5It resounds with the gallantry and despair of the Crimea Campaign. It highlights the courage of the common soldier, sailor and marine, as well as many of the company, battalion and brigade officers who served it the war. It is also a stirring and heartbreaking depiction of the horrors of war, particularly to the wounded and the dying. And all this inside of a well crafted yarn that moves at a gallop.
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