author
G. J. (George John) Younghusband
1859–1944
A decorated British Indian Army officer turned author, George John Younghusband drew on decades of service across India, Afghanistan, Burma, Sudan, and South Africa. His books combine firsthand military experience with lively histories of the Guides and the Tower of London.
4 Audiobooks
The Story of the Guides
by G. J. (George John) Younghusband
The Jewel House: An Account of the Many Romances Connected with the Royal Regalia Together with Sir Gilbert Talbot's Account of Colonel Blood's Plot
by G. J. (George John) Younghusband
The Relief of Chitral
by G. J. (George John) Younghusband, Sir Francis Edward Younghusband
The Crown Jewels of England
by G. J. (George John) Younghusband, Cyril Davenport
About the author
Born in Dharamshala, India, in 1859, George John Younghusband was educated at Clifton College and the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. He joined the army in 1878 and served with the British Indian Army in campaigns including the Second Afghan War, the Sudan, Burma, the North-West Frontier, the Second Boer War, and the First World War. Wounds led to his retirement from active service in 1917, after which he held the position of Keeper of the Jewel House at the Tower of London.
Younghusband became a prolific writer of military history, travel, memoir, and royal history. His works include The Story of the Guides, A Soldier’s Memories in Peace and War, The Relief of Chitral, The Crown Jewels of England, The Tower from Within, and A Short History of the Tower of London. He died in Crickhowell, Wales, in 1944.