George Robert Elford
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Not only is the whole thing a satisfyingly gritty display of heroics in the face of a hopeless struggle, having such a unique viewpoint on an often overlooked bit of history is fascinating - whether it's based on fact or not.
Probably the only thing that bugged me was a line that went something like, "I not once saw him smile", only for the character in question to be described as smiling on at least two occasions later in the book.
Perhaps that sort of grim, fatalistic smirk didn't count as a real smile to the protagonist's mind, due to their lack of genuine warmth? I don't know, but I'll let it slide.… (meer)