HIGH NOON OF EMPIRE: THE DIARY OF LIEUTENANT COLONEL HENRY TYNDALL, 1895-1915; ED. BY B.A. JAMES

Henry Tyndall was a typical product of the Victorian age - an intensely patriotic army officer who served in India, on the North-West Frontier, on the Western Front and in East Africa at the height of the British empire. For 20 years, from 1895 to 1915, he kept a detailed diary that gives a vivid insight into his daily life and concerns, his fellow officers and men, and the British army of his day. He also left a graphic account of his experiences on campaign in the First World War and in the Third Afghan War. B.A. 'Jimmy' James has edited and annotated Tyndall's diary in order to make it fully accessible to the modern reader. As he notes in his introduction, 'this marching soldier of the queen was a gallant officer who conscientiously served his sovereign wherever duty called... his diary deserves attention as it reflects the manners, customs and attitudes of this vanished age.' [henry Tyndall] Kept A Vivid Diary That Gives An Insight Into His Daily Life And Concerns, His Fellow Officers And Men, And The British Army Of His Day. He Also Left A Graphic Account Of His Experiences In The Malakand Campaign ... In The First World War And In The Third Afghan War ... [the Editor] Has Edited And Annotated Tyndall's Diary In Order To Make It Fully Accessible To The Modern Reader. He Has Also Extended The Narrative To Cover The Years After 1915 In Order To Give A Full Account Of Tyndall's Later Career--jacket. Historical Sketch : India, Afghanistan, And North West Frontier -- Diary : 1895 To 1915 With Comments And Explanatory Notes -- Tyndall's Subsequent Career : 1915 To 1925. Henry Tyndall ; Editor, B.a. James ; Foreword, John Laffin. Includes Bibliographical References (p. [182]-183) And Index. A diary of a British officer's life at the height of the empire. It offers an insight into his daily life and concerns, his fellow officers and men, and the British army of his day. It also provides a graphic account of his experiences on campaign in the First World War and in the Third Afghan War.