Sergeant 'Fancy Jack' Crossman and his final battle in the Crimean War The year is 1855 and the port of Sebastopol is still being besieged by the allies but defended vigorously by the Russians. This is of no consequence to Jack Crossman and his hardy band of brothers as they constantly breach the defences and enter the city to carry out some discreet British business. Russian sharpshooters mysteriously disappear as Crossman and his men strive to make a dent in Russian morale. But these foxhunts serve merely as a warmup to the British attack on the Redan, a fortification guarding Sebastopol. The British attack, when it does come, is ill planned and ill advised and ends in total disaster and Crossman is forced to bear witness to the wholesale massacre of his fellow soldiers - and only survives himself at great personal loss.
- ISBN10 1841198811
- ISBN13 9781841198811
- Publish Date 24 June 2004 (first published 26 June 2003)
- Publish Status Transferred
- Out of Print 6 August 2007
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
- Imprint Robinson Publishing
- Edition New edition
- Format Paperback
- Pages 288
- Language English