The Crimean War: 1854-1856

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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.

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DR JOHN SWEETMAN, historian and author, is Head of the Department of Military History and International Affairs at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, England. PROFESSOR ROBERT O'NEILL, AO D.Phil, is the Chichele Professor of the History of War at the University of Oxford and Series Editor of the Essential Histories. His wealth of knowledge and expertise shapes the series content, and provides up-to-the-minute research and theory. Born in 1936 an Australian citizen, he served in the Australian army 1955-68 and has held a number of eminent positions in history circles. He has been Chichele Professor of the History of War and a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford since 1987. He is the author of many books including works on the German army and the Nazi party, the Korean and Vietnam wars. Essential Histories The Crimean War Essential Histories The Crimean War John Sweetman OSPREY PUBLISHING First published in Great Britain in 2001 by Osprey Publishing, For a complete list of titles available from Osprey Publishing Elms Court, Chapel Way. Botley, Oxford OX2 9LP please contact: E-mail:
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