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The War: From the Death of Lord Raglan to the Evacuation of the Crimea

The War: From the Death of Lord Raglan to the Evacuation of the Crimea

Paperback

Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Naval and Military History

General Military HistoryRussian History

ISBN10: 1108051944
ISBN13: 9781108051941
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: Aug 22 2013
Pages: 500
Weight: 1.39
Height: 1.11 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
William Howard Russell (1820-1907) is today credited with having shaped the image and role of the modern war correspondent. His dispatches for The Times during the Crimean War were so influential that they led to military reforms and the fall of the Aberdeen Government. Moreover, his unflinching accounts of the appalling and insanitary conditions endured by ill-provisioned troops helped inspire the work of Florence Nightingale. He was not afraid to highlight poor leadership and planning, and was quick to praise the heroism of the 'common' soldier. Wearing military-style clothes, he obtained his information through his easy relationships with junior officers, helped by his fondness for brandy and cigars. This volume, published in 1856, includes his last Crimean dispatches, concluding with poignant descriptions of visits by the soldiers to the battlefields to erect memorials to their fallen comrades.

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