The Story of General Gordon

He was born in Woolwich, the son of soldiers, and from his first breath Charlie Gordon was destined for the front. This is the boyhood story of the man who would become General Gordon of Khartoum - the legendary British officer whose last stand against the Mahdi in 1885 made him a Victorian icon. Jean Lang, writing in the early twentieth century, traces Gordon's journey from mischievous blue-eyed boy to the fearless leader who would command armies across the Crimean War and the Sudanese desert. We see young Charlie at the Royal Military Academy, already showing the courage and independent spirit that would define his career. His father - kind, humorous, bound by an unshakable code of honour - instilled in him the values of the British soldier. His mother brought blood of merchant adventurers and explorers, the Enderbys who dared all on far seas. This is old-fashioned heroic biography at its finest: a story of honour, duty, and the making of a legend. Perfect for readers who love true adventure tales and want to understand how one boy from a military family became one of Britain's most celebrated heroes.