The Crimean War and its Afterlife

ISBN-13: 9781108820394 / Miękka / 2023 / 363 str.

Lara (Indiana University) Kriegel

Opis

Rescuing the Crimean War from the shadows, Lara Kriegel demonstrates the centrality of a Victorian war to the making of modern Britain.

Recenzje

'A fascinating, humane and deeply researched book, very much a history of the Crimean War for our times. Lara Kriegel peels back the layers of memory beyond the world wars of the twentieth century, to reveal the origins of the British self-image of 'do and die'.' Miles Taylor, Humboldt University of Berlin

Spis treści

Introduction: The reason why; 1. The adventurers; 2. The dutiful; 3. The brave; 4. The custodians; 5. The heroine; 6. The foremother; Afterword: Do or die.