
Conflict in the Crimea
British Redcoats on Russian Soil
D. S. Richards(Author)
Pen & Sword Military (Publisher)
Published on 17. August 2020
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-5267-8338-7 (ISBN)
Description
The author relies to a great extent on contemporary accounts of a large number of British men and women who were unwittingly caught up in this appalling war. As well as surviving the efforts of their determined enemy, the Russians, they had to overcome the harshest weather, rampant disease and woefully inadequate administrative support. As revealed to a shocked nation by the first war reporters, medical care was largely non-existent and wounded faced the trauma of being left for days without medical attention. This was where Florence Nightingale came in.
Battles were prolonged, desperate and hugely costly.
The Crimean War was the catalyst for the modernisation of the Army, due to the disgraceful injustice of conditions and lack of leadership and care by many in authority.
Battles were prolonged, desperate and hugely costly.
The Crimean War was the catalyst for the modernisation of the Army, due to the disgraceful injustice of conditions and lack of leadership and care by many in authority.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
South Yorkshire
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Illustrations
50 black and white illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-5267-8338-7 (9781526783387)
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Person
Don Richards is a published author and historian and The Peninsula Years was published by Pen and Sword in.