Crimea

ISBN-13: 9780141013503 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 608 str.

Orlando Figes

Opis

The terrible conflict that dominated the mid 19th century, the Crimean War, killed at least 800,000 men and pitted Russia against a formidable coalition of Britain, France and the Ottoman Empire. Drawing on a huge range of fascinating sources, this book reinterprets the conflict.

Recenzje

This is the only book on the Crimean War anyone could need. It is lucid, well-written, alive and sensitive. Above all, it tells us why this neglected conflict and its forgotten victims deserve our remembrance Oliver Bullough The Independent

O autorze

Orlando Figes is Professor of History at Birkbeck College, University of London. He is the author of Peasant Russia, Civil War, A People's Tragedy, Natasha's Dance, The Whisperers and Just Send Me Word. His books have been translated into over thirty languages.