The Crimean War[Osprey Essential Histories 02]
Author: John Sweetman
Publisher:Osprey, January 2001
January 2001
ISBN: 9781841761862
96 pages
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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.

Contents
Chronology · Background to war: Panorama of the conflict · Warring sides: Opposing forces · Outbreak: A just war · The fighting: The clash of arms · Portrait of a soldier: Captain Lewis Edward Nolan · Portrait of a civilian: Women at war · How the war ended: Guns fall silent · Conclusion and consequences: Counting the cost

About Essential Histories Books:
Each Essential Histories book studies the origins, politics, fighting and repercussions of one major war or theatre of war, from both military and civilian perspectives. Spanning 3000 years of human conflict, most major wars are covered, from the Punic Wars to the Iran-Iraq war. Featuring full colour maps, diagrams and photography throughout, each book in Osprey’s Essential Histories series also includes pictures of contemporary artwork and artefacts, providing a full visual appreciation what it was like to live through each war. Essential Histories are an important reference resource for students, teachers, academics, history enthusiasts and hobbyists.

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