{"product_id":"george-thomas-chaloners-diary","title":"George Thomas Chaloner's Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003eLt Colonel George Thomas Chaloner served with\u003cbr\u003e\nthe British Indian Army in the Second World War and\u003cbr\u003e\nwas stationed in India during the turbulent period\u003cbr\u003e\nof transition from British rule to\u003cbr\u003e\nindependence in 1947.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis diary documents GeorgeÕs interactions with \u003cbr\u003e\nlocals, fellow officers and the vast Indian terrain as\u003cbr\u003e\nwell as the exotic wildlife (including elephants,\u003cbr\u003e\ntigers and bison!). A horticulturalist at heart, his\u003cbr\u003e\nfascination with the local flora is evident as he\u003cbr\u003e\nremarks on the various tropical vegetation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book also contains photographs from GeorgeÕs\u003cbr\u003e\nown personal collection and provides a fascinating\u003cbr\u003e\ninsight into a time and place very different from\u003cbr\u003e\nthe modern western world.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"George Chaloner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44305670471841,"sku":"9781291696486","price":32.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0462\/1120\/3233\/files\/1dm85zjk-front-shortedge-384.jpg?v=1748396558","url":"https:\/\/bookswholesale.myshopify.com\/products\/george-thomas-chaloners-diary","provider":"BooksWholesale","version":"1.0","type":"link"}