[Book] Crimea - The Great Crimean War 1854-1856

[Nathangun]

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The Crimean War is one of the most compelling subjects in British history. Everyone knows about the Charge of the Light Brigade and men like Raglan and Cardigan, have become household names. The story of Florence Nightingale, 'the Lady with the Lamp', and the heroic reporting of William Russell, THE TIMES' intrepid correspondent, and the sonorous names of the battles, are ingrained deep within the British military consciousness - Sebastopol, Inkerman, Balaclava and the Alma.

Trevor Royle demonstrates how the Crimean War was a watershed in world history: coming between the defeat of Napoleon in 1815 and the opening shots of the First World War in 1914 it pointed the way to what mass warfare would be like for soldiers in the twentieth century.

An excellent book, brings home the folly of war. One sentence in particular which I'll never forget "In time honoured fashion the Union flag was lowered, reveille was sounded and, not for the last time in the country's history, British troops were leaving a foreign shore, uncertain whether all their courage and sacrifices had been worth the effort."

Your time won't be misspent reading this book 9/10.

 

[Hedgehog]

Sounds interesting Mate.....i have list of must reads at the moment.....will put it on the list