Memoirs of the Life of the Right Hon. Warren Hastings, First Governor-General of Bengal
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George Robert Gleig bol škótsky autor, ktorý sa preslávil svojimi sugestívnymi vojenskými rozprávaniami. Svoju kariéru začal ako študent teológie, ale čoskoro sa vzdal štipendia a nastúpil do Wellingtonovej armády, kde zažil významné bitky napoleonských vojen aj konfliktu v Spojených štátoch. Jeho skúsenosti z bojiska, najmä z Pyrenejského polostrova, sa stali základom jeho najznámejšieho diela, ktoré sa prvýkrát objavilo v časopise Blackwood's Magazine. Gleigov štýl sa vyznačuje surovým realizmom a prenikavými postrehmi o živote vojakov, čo z neho robí dôležitého hlasateľa vojenskej literatúry.



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This book provides a detailed history of the British Empire in India, from the earliest days of the East India Company to the late 19th century. Thornton explores the political and economic impact of British colonialism on India, as well as its cultural legacy.