The Crimean War is old history these days. And yet if you look at some of the photos of wounded veterans in the Royal Collection Trust archive, some of those portraits look as though they could have been taken yesterday.
These days, the Crimea is probably better known - by those who care to interest themselves in such matters - as the seat of more recent Russian aggression, but this new book by Pen and Sword is a fascinating examination of that earlier campaign which lasted from October 1853 to February 1856. I had a vague knowledge of the main battles but I had no idea at all that a railway was constructed from Balaclava to the front line.
This book ticks all the boxes for me: well researched, well-illustrated, readable (not dry), with footnotes, an index and a bibliography. Well done, Anthony Dawson.
[b] 5 out of 5 [/b]
Amazon Customer, Paul Nixon
The Crimean War is old history these days. And yet if you look at some of the photos of wounded veterans in the Royal Collection Trust archive, some of those portraits look as though they could have been taken yesterday.
These days, the Crimea is probably better known - by those who care to interest themselves in such matters - as the seat of more recent Russian aggression, but this new book by Pen and Sword is a fascinating examination of that earlier campaign which lasted from October 1853 to February 1856. I had a vague knowledge of the main battles but I had no idea at all that a railway was constructed from Balaclava to the front line.
This book ticks all the boxes for me: well researched, well-illustrated, readable (not dry), with footnotes, an index and a bibliography. Well done, Anthony Dawson.
[b] 5 out of 5 [/b]
Amazon Customer, Paul Nixon
The book is a labor of love. Each chapter describes a battle of action, includes maps pointing out locations and then contrasts period illustrations with a view from the same angle today. It is fascinating how the terrain here has changed in a little over a hundred years. More trees and orchards change the look of many battlefields. The river Alma has also changed greatly as shown in the pictures today. The viewer also gets a better idea of the terrain. The hill that the Light Division rushed up to capture the great redoubt looks very gentle compared to some prints. The area the 93rd Highlanders held, and the area the Heavy Brigade charged have me better understanding of this actions. A mystery to me has been the photographs taken by Colonel Vladislav Klembovsky in 1900 of the battlefields. I finally know who this man was and his tragic story during the revolution. The book is not cheep,but is well worth it. Highly recommended! Read the complete review [link=http://bravefusiliers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/]here.[/link]
bravefusiliers.blogspot.co.uk
The book is a labor of love. Each chapter describes a battle of action, includes maps pointing out locations and then contrasts period illustrations with a view from the same angle today. It is fascinating how the terrain here has changed in a little over a hundred years. More trees and orchards change the look of many battlefields. The river Alma has also changed greatly as shown in the pictures today. The viewer also gets a better idea of the terrain. The hill that the Light Division rushed up to capture the great redoubt looks very gentle compared to some prints. The area the 93rd Highlanders held, and the area the Heavy Brigade charged have me better understanding of this actions. A mystery to me has been the photographs taken by Colonel Vladislav Klembovsky in 1900 of the battlefields. I finally know who this man was and his tragic story during the revolution. The book is not cheep,but is well worth it. Highly recommended! Read the complete review [link=http://bravefusiliers.blogspot.co.uk/2017/]here.[/link]
bravefusiliers.blogspot.co.uk
