The Crimean War 1853-1856: 1853-1856 (Modern Wars)

by Winfried Baumgart

Release Date: February, 2000

Edition: Paperback

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A world war?

The Crimean War was fought not just on the peninsula with that name. It extended deep in the European heart and fighting took place on the Pacific and the Baltic. Even in the Caribbean the clash of interest between the United States and the United Kingdom brought those nations close to a military engagement for the Mosquitia (Mosquito Coast in Central America, from Belize -formerly called British Honduras- passing through Honduras to Nicaragua). Wimfried Baumgart offers the best book I've read on the subject. Clear and concise, the text covers not only the military aspects of the war (where the famous charge of the British Light Brigade and the Russian defence of Sebastopol took place), but also the geopolitical factors that surrounded the conflict. British, French and Turkish fought the Russians, but American (who sided with the Russians) and Austrian, Swedish, Spanish and Prussian attitudes toward the conflict are also covered. A marvelous piece of history, this is an excelent read on a conflict which resembles a real World War.