Book description
From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age.
The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale―these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a…
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1 author picked The Crimean War as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
The "West" at war in Russia, along with a motley crew of Turkish and Sardinian allies, getting mired in a conflict marked by blood and destruction, stalemate and stupidity. Couldn't happen nowadays, obviously
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