1695 The Great Mutiny: India 1857, by Christopher Hibbert (read 21 Feb 1982) This is the third book in a row that I have read by Christopher Hibbert. Frankly, it was not as good as I expected. It dwelt at great length on the events in India, as recorded by the participants. But it was very short on recording the whys and wherefores of events, and told nothing about the reaction in England. It concentrated on the trees and ignored the forest. I will say that the atrocities of the Indians were easily matched by the atrocities, albeit provoked, of the English. Despite this book not living up to expectations Hibbert has written other books I'd like to read, such as The Destruction of Lord Raglan; [ I did read it on 18 Sept 1993] and Agincourt [never have yet, but did read but did, on Jan 28, 2008, read Juliet Barker's book on that battle]. ( )

Interesting history of the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857. The origins of the mutiny are discussed and the events of the mutiny are described in vivid detail.