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The Crimean War (Paperback)

Military > Pre-WWI > Colonial Warfare Military > Pre-WWI > Crimean War P&S History > British History > Victorian History Photographic Books

By John Grehan, Martin Mace
Imprint: Pen & Sword Military
Series: Images of War
Pages: 208
Illustrations: 150-160 illustrations
ISBN: 9781781593837
Published: 10th March 2014
Last Released: 6th October 2020

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The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Baltic Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the White Sea.

The Crimean War is known for the logistical and tactical errors during the land campaign on both sides (the naval side saw a successful Allied campaign which eliminated most of the ships of the Russian Navy in the Black Sea). Nonetheless, it is sometimes considered to be one of the first “modern” wars as it introduced technical changes which affected the future course of warfare, including the first tactical use of railways and the electric telegraph.

It is also famous for the work of Florence Nightingale and Mary Seacole, who pioneered modern nursing practices while caring for wounded British soldiers. The war also led to the establishment of the Victoria Cross in 1856 (backdated to 1854), the British Army's first universal award for valour.

The Crimean War was one of the first wars to be documented extensively in photographs. News correspondence reaching Britain from the Crimea was the first time the public were kept informed of the day-to-day realities of war.
This unique collection of 150-160 images will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail.

"This unique collection of 150-160 images will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in what was one of the most significant periods in British military history. Each picture will tell its own story, and will be fully captioned with historical detail.

For those doing research into the Victorian Period this is vert useful into a conflict largely forgotten particularly to uniforms of the day.

Alistair Graham Kerr, Journal for the Pillbox Study Group Number 83

This volume is a unique collection of 150 images and is an invaluable resource for historians, students and those otherwise interested in this conflict. Each of the photos has its own story and they are fully captioned making this an exceptional photographic guide to the campaign.

Military Archive Research

Offer[s] the reader an extremely interesting insight into a conflict which is largely forgotten by many today. Anyone interested in the war should consider buying this book, as it certainly deserves a spot on the shelf of any Victorian military historian's home library.

Mark Simner

A very dramatic and useful book.

Destructive Music

About John Grehan

JOHN GREHAN has written, edited or contributed to more than 300 books and magazine articles covering a wide span of military history from the Iron Age to the recent conflict in Afghanistan. John has also appeared on local and national radio and television to advise on military history topics. He was employed as the Assistant Editor of Britain at War Magazine from its inception until 2014. John now devotes his time to writing and editing books.


About Martin Mace

Martin Mace has been involved in writing and publishing military history for more than twenty years. He began his career with local history, writing a book on the Second World War anti-invasion defences in West Sussex. Following the success of this book, he established Historic Military Press, which has published a wide range of titles. Having launched Britain at War Magazine, he has been its editor since the first issue in May 2007.

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