This is the story of the relief of a small British Indian Army garrison besieged in Chitral on the North West Frontier in 1895 by two brothers serving in the Indian Army and who took part in the campaign. Handling wear, scuffing and soiling to original red cloth boards, corners bumped. Spine sunned but titling faintly visible. Light foxing. Pages rough-cut and browning at edges. Pages show evidence of handling. Remnants of removed tissue guard for frontispiece. Name of former owner on ffep. Edmund Peel Thomson (22 April 1874 - 21 December 1914), Royal Munster Fusiliers 1893-1914, served in Boer War. Kia Major 2nd Bn RMF 21 December 1914 at Festubert. 183 pages, illustrations, sketch maps/plans.