The Crimean War - 1854–1856

This bitter war between Russia and Turkey, aided by Britain and France, was the setting for the stuff of legends. This book details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade, now immortalised in film: in the words of Tennyson, 'Into the Valley of Death rode the Six Hundred'. It relates the reports made by the first real war correspondant, William Russell of the London Times - reports which served only to highlight the army's problems - and memorialises the heroic deeds of Florence Nightingale, who struggled to save young men from the most formidable enemy in the Crimean War: not the Russians, but cholera.

List of contents

Introduction
Chronology
Background to war
Warring sides
The fighting
Portrait of a soldier
The world around war
Portrait of a civilian
How the war ended
Conclusion and consequences
Further reading

About the author

John Sweetman, former head of Defence and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst ,and long-suffering supporter of Portsmouth F.C., is the author of numerous books and articles about the Crimean War including a biography of Lord Raglan.

Summary

The bitter war between Russia and Turkey is recorded here. It details the gallant yet suicidal Charge of the Light Brigade and relates the reports made by the first war correspondant, William Russell. It also deals with the heroism of Florence Nightingale.

Product details

• Authors: John Sweetman
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 19.01.2001
• EAN: 9781841761862
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-186-2
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 170 mm x 248 mm x 7 mm
• Weight: 338 g
• Illustrations: 36 b/w; 20 col
• Series: Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu; Essential Histories; Essential Histories (Osprey Pu
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Ukraine, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Battles and campaigns, HISTORY / Europe / Ukraine, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial