Crimean War

1. Auflage 2001
ISBN: 978-1-57958-355-2
Verlag: Taylor & Francis

Buch, Englisch, 96 Seiten, Format (B × H): 178 mm x 254 mm, Gewicht: 390 g

Reihe: Essential Histories

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.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sweetman, John

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Militärwesen Verwaltung, Streitkräfte (Militärwesen)
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

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;

Über Autor(innen)

Authored by Sweetman, John