The Siege of Delhi Hardcover – 6 November 2021

Having visited Delhi so many times, I have never came across the history of the first war of independence, nor the monuments which represent it today. However, the author has truly enliven the topic with his narration of facts, figures, pictures, bibliography and details on the horrific times the city went through before and after the British onslaught in 1857. One has to devote to this book to understand the tumulous times ordinary citizens faced both at the hands of the British and the mutinous sepoys.I had previously read two books written by the author on the Sikh wars against the British in Punjab, but this book definitely supersedes those two on the scale of research and complexity of its resources. This definitely isn't a light read, but thoroughly enjoyable for any one who has a profound interest in post-medieval and early modern Indian history.

Last year I have read two books on Anglo-Sikh wars written by author of this book Mr Amarpal Singh. There is no doubt that Mr. Amarpal Singh's grip on history is very strong. In this book he has given a detailed account of the events that took place in Delhi during the 1857 revolution. I wish them all the best in the future for writing more historical books to enhance our knowledge. May God keep him and his family healthy forever.With regards:-Suraj Singh NattLudhiana.

“The historical sense involves a perception, not only of the past but of its presence”.The title of the book majorly forms the whole of the literary work as the rebellious attitude of the Indian sepoys marked a new height thereby entailing a valiant attempt to capture Delhi as being a city of strategic importance, but whether the same would materialize or hopes would be crushed is something that is to be explored by the readers themselves. The content is spread across 544 pages and further divided into 4 parts. Delving further, prior to the first part the author ensures that the reader must be acquainted with the relevant chronology and set of events to further explore the chapters as can be seen from references including that of List of Maps, Chronology, Prologue etc. The chapters have been divided into specific phases and depict the prime causes that led to the mutiny and how it all unfolded.The writing style of the book can be surmised as simple and systematic as usage of factual assertions with chronological proofs add to the simplicity of the literary work at hand and also does a decent job in ensuring reader’s attention in a genre involving history and thus can be construed as a must read for anyone willing to explore a literary work that stresses upon a dynamic presentation of history with exactness and simplicity.

I did not expect this level of detail. I am a history teacher and due to this book my knowledge of this event has increased immensely.The most important thing about this book is that it is not biased in favour of any one party.

Excellent book with great details. Enjoyed it .

The Siege of Delhi is One of the finest Works of History I have read in my entire breathing life. The author takes us on a journey of time travel filled with Our Rich Indian heritage, chapters of war, Chapters of things taken away from us. Every student is familiar with the word Mughal, but the ups and downs the twist and turns in the Mughal dynasty, the rebellions, the British, THIS BOOK GIVES US ALL ELEMENTS.People often tend to believe that History books are just boring facts but I assure you that this book is different the narration, the words are written in such a manner that it creates an automatic response of a story enriched with History but With a Mysterious aura to it that will keep you going continuously till the very end.The book doesn't burden you with repeated mentions of dates, it makes a story worth investing your time in. The book divided into multiple chapters, gives you adequate breaks and the thrill, the suspicion, the curiosity to absorb each and every page.

Pro A highly detailed version of the military/political events, The narration is straightforward and lucid.Con: Concentrates chiefly the British version of events. Needs to be supplemented by works like Dalrymple to get a better idea

In one word it is superb. Gripping from the very first page. Spiced with fantastic details and impeccable description. A must read for them who are interested in the history of sepoy mutiny.