Crimean War

First Published in 2001. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

List of contents

Part 1 Background to war; Chapter 1 Panorama of the conflict; Part 2 Warring sides; Chapter 2 Opposing forces; Part 3 Outbreak; Chapter 3 A just war; Part 4 The fighting; Chapter 4 The clash of arms; Part 5 Portrait of a soldier; Chapter 5 Captain Lewis Edward Nolan; Part 6 Portrait of a civilian; Chapter 6 Women at war; Part 7 How the war ended; Chapter 7 Guns fall silent; Part 8 Conclusion and consequences; Chapter 8 Counting the cost;

About the author

Authored by Sweetman, John

Summary

The 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 immortalized 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 correspondent, William Russell of the London Times--reports that served only to highlight the army's problems. It also memorializes the heroic deeds of Florence Nightingale, who struggled to save young men from the cholera epidemic that became the most formidable enemy in the Crimean War.

Product details

• Authors: John Sweetman
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2001
• EAN: 9781579583552
• ISBN: 978-1-57958-355-2
• No. of pages: 96
• Weight: 340 g
• Series: Essential Histories
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Russia, European History, HISTORY / Europe / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Land forces & warfare, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial