The reason why - Woodham-Smith, Cecil, 1896-1977 (London : Constable, 1953)
The author reveals that the fatal mismanagement of this campaign rested with the Earls of Cardigan and Lucan, brothers-in-law and sworn enemies for more than 30 years. A picture is given of a vanished world, in which military glory guaranteed an immortality impossible in a more cynical age.