The Crimean War
British Grand Strategy Against Russia, 1853-56
Andrew D. Lambert(Author)
Manchester University Press
Published on 9. May 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
360 pages
978-0-7190-3564-7 (ISBN)
Description
This detailed study of British strategy during the Crimean War, from the Eastern crisis of March 1853 to the Treaty of Paris in May 1856, adopts a maritime perspective. It uses fresh archive material to focus on the fact that the Crimean invasion was solely in order to destroy the Russian fleet and base, not to capture territory. The pivotal role of the British Navy is examined, as well as the manner in which the British fleet, threatening St Petersburg in 1855, forced Russia to accept the allied terms. The text will be of interest to students and historians of strategy, diplomacy and 19th-century war and politics.
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Series
Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Manchester
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
illustrations, bibliography
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 138 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7190-3564-7 (9780719035647)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Content
Great Britain and Russia 1815-53; the crisis in the East; national strategy and naval policy; the strategic balance; Sinope; preparing for war; war aims and strategy; the Danube front; the grand raid; the siege; the Russian response; the Baltic campaign; Bomarsund; politics and strategy; the Black Sea theatre, January - April 1855; Kertch; the turning point; after Sebastopol; return to the Baltic; Sweaborg; the limits of power; the Great Armament; a limited peace; British strategy and the war.