Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856 - Hardcover

Royle, University Fellow Trevor

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0312230796 ISBN 13: 9780312230791

Publisher: St. Martin's Press, 2000

Synopsis

The Crimean War is one of history's most compelling subjects. It encompassed human suffering, woeful leadership and maladministration on a grand scale. It created a heroic myth out of the disastrous Charge of the Light Brigade and, in Florence Nightingale, it produced one of history's great heroes. New weapons were introduced; trench combat became a fact of daily warfare outside Sebastopol; medical innovation saved countless soldiers' lives that would otherwise have been lost. The war paved the way for the greater conflagration which broke out in 1914 and greatly prefigured the current situation in Eastern Europe.

About this title

Review:

"Trevor Royle, a very well-respected military historian, has written a new and up to date account of [the Crimean] war, giving proper attention to the Russian side. His book is gripping . . ." --Norman Stone

"a well-written, thorough study of what can be considered the first modern war." --New York Times Book Review

..".a sound and solid description of the Crimean War." --Victorian Studies

About the Author:

Trevor Royle is a well-known, highly respected writer on the history of war and empire who has written many books. He is an Associate Editor of the Sunday Herald and he is a regular commentator on international affairs for BBC radio. He lives in Edinburgh.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Press
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0312230796
• ISBN 13: 9780312230791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 528