A Good Soldier by Richard Townsend Bickers
Calcutta, 1824.
The 69th Regiment of the Bengal Army under Hugh Ramsey has just mutinied.
They believe that the boat taking them upriver will take them too far: by crossing the sea, they will lose caste, a sacrilege to their religious sanctity.
Disillusioned by the action of his soldiers and his poor prospect for riches, Ramsey resigns his post to set off in search of his fortune along with two of his Sepoys.
Originally published as `The Sands of Truth'.
Richard Townsend Bickers wrote a range of military fiction and non-fiction books, including `Torpedo Attack', `My Enemy Came Nigh', `Bombing Run', `Fighters Up' and `Summer of No Surrender'.
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