A professor of anthropology and Middle East
Studies, Ken Lizzio has taught at Winthrop and
James Madison Universities and Virginia Military
Institute. Prior to this, he has worked in over a
dozen countries in Africa and the Middle East as
a democracy and governance specialist chiefly
with the U.S. Agency for International Development. He has
authored several books on topics ranging from the California gold
rush to early exploration in Africa. His book Embattled Saints, an
ethnography of a Sufi order in Pakistan, was a runner up for the
Ben Franklin Award in 2014. He lives in the Shenandoah Valley
of Virginia.
It is a captivity narrative, providing a detailed investigation into the
experiences of British prisoners of war during the Anglo-Mysore Wars,
illustrating their harrowing suffering and resilience.
Intricately examines the rise of Hyder Ali and Tipu Sultan, focusing on their strategic military genius and the broader political landscape.
