title: The Oxford Companion to Military History
author: Richard Holmes
description: <br>"This reference work surveys all military services from ancient to modern times...A convenient military history guide."--<em>Booklist</em> "Maps are excellent and well-placed throughout the text. This book is an absolute must for any military historian."--<em>On Point</em>
zlib_text: THE COMPLETE SHERLOCK HOLMES
  Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  1930
  
  A STUDY IN SCARLET
  1887
  PART I
  (Being a reprint from the reminiscences of JOHN H. WATSON, M.D., late of the
  Army Medical Department.)
  1 - Mr. Sherlock Holmes
  In the year 1878 I took my degree of Doctor of Medicine of the University of London,
  and proceeded to Netley to go through the course prescribed for surgeons in the army.
  Having completed my studies there, I was duly attached to the Fifth Northumberland
  Fusiliers as Assistant Surgeon. The regiment was stationed in India at the time, and
  before I could join it, the second Afghan war had broken out. On landing at Bombay, I
  learned that my corps had advanced through the passes, and was already deep in the
  enemy’s country. I followed, however, with many other officers who were in the same
  situation as myself, and succeeded in reaching Candahar in safety, where I found my
  regiment, and at once entered upon my new duties.
  The campaign brought honours and promotion to many, but fo