It would seem from the general historical perspective that the Crimean War was the most mismanaged, brutal and futile campaign that has ever been fought. For well over a hundred years it has been presented as the classic model of military and medical blundering. Military inefficiency is felt to have been slightly redeemed by the glamour surrounding the ill-fated heroism of the Charge of the Light Brigade, and medical chaos made acceptable by the subsequent achievements of the diligent Florence Nightingale. The facts that the Allies won this war against extremely tough opponents, that at the end of it the British Army had reached a high pitch of efficiency, and that the campaign was one of extreme difficulty, are all too frequently glossed over or completely ignored. In this reappraisal Philip Warner puts the record straight, defining the army's achievements and setbacks, the medical and logistical misfortunes, and the sheer horror of the war, in the context of the time and place.
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A re-evaluation of the war from a British perspective.,
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This review is from: The Crimean War: A Reappraisal (Wordsworth Military Library) (Paperback)
I took a lot of time to read this thin volume. This is a reprint of a book published the the 1960s. It basically re-evaluates the British role in this war on the Crimean peninsula. It does show the Turks as a more gallant ally in the fight against the Russian Empire. It also gives due credit to the French and the Sardinians (Italians).
The book reviews the campaigns and why they were failures. It shows how both the French and British failed to take advantage of the Russians disorganization and capture the vital port. The British settled into a long siege, which also caused thousands of deaths from sickness. A truly terrible state existed in the siege compound. This is an OK read about this war. It explained the war well, but was not a page turner.
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