THIN RED LINE : The Eyewitness History of the Crimean War

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THIN RED LINE : The Eyewitness History of the Crimean War

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The Crimean War was the first 'modern' war for the British forces: journalists reported home via the telegraph, a device that also tempted the government to micromanage the war from the comfort of Whitehall. It is most famous for the charge of the Light Brigade, celebrated in poetry and film as a classic British military disaster.

It also gave us 'The Thin Red Line', when a handful of British infantry saw off a horde of Russian cavalry. It was the first war in which ordinary British soldiers recorded their experiences - and Julian Spilsbury brings their story to life, together with the very different world of their officers and assorted mistresses. The army in the Crimea was a microcosm of Victorian society with all its strengths and weaknesses.

THIN RED LINE: The Eyewitness History of the Crimean War,Julian Spilsbury,Weidenfeld and Nicolson,0297846256,Crimean War, 1853-1856,General,History,History - General History,History - Military / War,History: World,Military - Other,Personal narratives, British,European history: c 1750 to c 1900,History / General,Russia,World history: c 1750 to c 1900

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