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1.Essential Histories: The Crimean War (Essential Histories) by: John Sweetman January 24, 2001
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2.The Crimean War: The Truth Behind the Myth by: Clive Ponting November 03, 2005
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Overall I enjoyed this book, I began reading it with little to no knowledge of the subject and came out with a reasonable understanding of the war. The book is on the whole very readable which is quite an achievement considering the nature of the war - a long drawn out affair with a lack of decisive battles. There are a couple of reasons for this, firstly excellent use is made of eyewitness accounts which combined with photographs (I believe this was one of, if not the earliest wars where a photographer was present) bring the rather dismal campaign to life. Secondly the author holds nothing back in delivering a scathing portrayal of the officers (particularly those of the British) and the numerous tactical blunders made by both sides which is ... Read More:

3.Florence Nightingale and the Crimean War (How Do We Know About?) (How Do We Know About?) by: Jane Shuter June 01, 2004
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Overall I enjoyed this book, I began reading it with little to no knowledge of the subject and came out with a reasonable understanding of the war. The book is on the whole very readable which is quite an achievement considering the nature of the war - a long drawn out affair with a lack of decisive battles. There are a couple of reasons for this, firstly excellent use is made of eyewitness accounts which combined with photographs (I believe this was one of, if not the earliest wars where a photographer was present) bring the rather dismal campaign to life. Secondly the author holds nothing back in delivering a scathing portrayal of the officers (particularly those of the British) and the numerous tactical blunders made by both sides which is ... Read More:

4.The Crimean War: A Clash of Empires by: Ian Fletcher, Natalia Ishchenko July 19, 2004
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Any one who has an interest in the Crimean War this book is a must, it is well written and keeps you interested and wanting to know more with out getting bogged down with technical detail. It not only gives you the allies' side but the Russians too. At times it felt as though I was reading an account of a First World War battle. Was this a foretaste of what was to happen 60 years later? It makes you realize that bravery is not just one sided. Thoroughly good read.

5.War Photography: From The Crimean War to World War 1 (Photography at the Musee D'Orsay): From The Crimean War to World War 1 (Photography at the Musee D'Orsay) by: Joelle Bolloch June 15, 2004
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Any one who has an interest in the Crimean War this book is a must, it is well written and keeps you interested and wanting to know more with out getting bogged down with technical detail. It not only gives you the allies' side but the Russians too. At times it felt as though I was reading an account of a First World War battle. Was this a foretaste of what was to happen 60 years later? It makes you realize that bravery is not just one sided. Thoroughly good read.

6.No Place for Ladies: The Untold Story of Women in the Crimean War by: Helen Rappaport February 20, 2007
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I found this book to be an excellent read on a subject rarely tackled. Not since Following The Drum by Brigadier Page in 1986 (covering the Peninsular War)have I seen a work of this standard, with its exceptional detailed research which probes the lives of the simple camp followers as well as the well-heeled good and the great of all nations involved. I like also the accuracy of dates and events of the campaign, an aspect which I have found to be lacking in many recent publications. This book will appeal to a very wide range of readers and not just students of 19th century conflicts.

7.A Brief History of the Crimean War (Brief Histories) (Brief Histories) by: Alexis S. Troubetzkoy November 09, 2006
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The publishers blurb promises that the book won't cover the same old ground and that is certainly true. More time is spent on the Tsar's visit to Britain in 1844 (ten years before the outbreak of war) than on the whole of the battle of Balaklava let alone the Charge of the Light Brigade, and Florence Nightingale is only mentioned in passing. However, Troubetzkoy, wisely assuming some preknowledge of the better known aspects of the conflict, delivers on the promise of the series subtitle. He explains the drift to war, covers the lesser known theatres of the Danube, Baltic and Kamchatka and doesn't fail to highlight the pointlessness of it all. Some of the English is a bit odd (I thought it was because it had been translated from Russian, but it seems that ... Read More:

8.The Crimean War: A Reappraisal (Wordsworth Military Library) by: Philip Warner November 23, 2000
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The Crimean War seems to be synonymous with the Charge of the Light Brigade and the futile attempt of courageous soldiers to fight on distant fields for an unnecessary cause (like the common perception of WW1!) This book, although short does a good job of dispelling some of those myths by the use of reports and letters from people who were actually at the battles. The result is a book that is refreshing, factual, and balanced. Where mistakes were made, they were examined, and alternatives provided. Of course many of the mistakes can be traced back to previous ones, and these (such as the problems with cholera) were not that unusual at the time. It is interesting to see the difference between the French and British troops for example in terms of the fixing these ... Read More:

9.The Crimean War: Queen Victoria's War with the Russian Tsars by: Hugh Small November 13, 2007
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Having read books, old and modern,and contemporary manuscripts covering the Crimean War, I can honestly say that this book by Hugh Small is the most refreshing and thought provoking facility I have read for many years. Many works from the earliest times after the war and onwards, are simply recycled official documents and news reports. This book whilst obviously drawing on original documents, gives many alternative views as to why circumstances happened and many new previously unchallenged views to the outcomes.

10.The Thin Red Line: The Eyewitness History of the Crimean War (Cassell Military Paperbacks) by: Julian Spilsbury February 09, 2006
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This is the most enjoyable I have read of the numerous books on this war. It contains large sections which are first hand accounts of the events, and gruesome they are on occasions. The maps are pretty clear and useful though, im the odd case, naming on a map of more of the particular features mentione in the text relating to an action in the area shown would have helped. I certainly wish I had owned this book when I visited Sevastopol and Balaclava some years ago and will certainly have it with me when I try to see more of the battle sites there this year. There is now also a monument to the Light Brigade charge erected since my last trip so that should, I hope,help too. As it was last visit, monuments to tank battles of WWII in the area were the more prominent Crimea features ... Read More:

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