Crimean War / Edition 1

by John Sweetman

Overview

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

ISBN-13:	9781579583552
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	02/01/2001
Series:	Essential Histories
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	96
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x (d)

About the Author

Authored by Sweetman, John

Table 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;

Editorial Reviews

"A very useful resource, especially, but by no means exclusively, in school and college libraries...these books offer very useful standardised accounts and are presented in very attractive and approachable volumes." — Reference Reviews

From the Publisher

Photographs, maps, and illustrations on every page detail a war that many Americans know little about, but which introduced or highlighted professions such as international war correspondence in the person of William Russell, and war time nursing especially through the work of Florence Nightingale. This slim text examines the war chronologically, with additional chapters throughout portraying the experiences of common soldiers and civilians, particularly women. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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