The Invasion of the Crimea
The Invasion of the Crimea
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USDAlexander William Kinglake (1809–1891) was a travel writer and historian. He witnessed the battle of the Alma and the Charge of the Light Brigade, and became well acquainted with the British commander, Lord Raglan. This work was commissioned by Lady Raglan to repair her husband's reputation, and Kinglake was given access to Raglan's papers, and to private and confidential state records. The eight volumes were published between 1863 and 1887. They were extremely successful commercially, but received mixed critical reviews, owing to the bias and prejudice shown by the author, and serious questions were raised about his use of the sources to which he was given exclusive access. However, the breadth of his research, corresponding with or interviewing participants in the war, and use of French, Turkish and Russian sources as well as British, gives lasting value to the work. Volume 1 covers the background to the war.
Product details
December 2010Paperback
9781108023917
558 pages
216 × 140 × 32 mm
0.7kg
1 map
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Table of Contents
- Advertisement
- The sources of the narrative
- Transactions which Brought on the War:
- 1. The Crimea
- 2. The usage which tends to protect the weak against the strong
- 3. Holy shrines
- 4. Natural ambition of Russia
- 5. Troubles in Montenegro
- 6. Position of Austria in regard to Turkey at the beginning of 1853
- 7. The pain of inaction
- 8. Foreign influence
- 9. Lord Stratford's return
- 10. State of the dispute respecting the Holy Places
- 11. Peaceful aspect of the negotiation
- 12. Rage of the Czar
- 13. Effect of the Czar's threat upon European powers
- 14. State of the French Republic in November 1851
- 15. Immediate effect of the coup d'etat upon the tranquility of Europe
- 16. Count Nesselrode
- 17. Lord Stratford's scheme of pacification
- 18. Announcement by the Czar
- 19. Chasm in the instructions to the admirals of the western powers
- 20. Terms of settlement agreed to by the four powers and forced upon the Turks
- 21. Military error of the Czar in occupying Wallachia
- 22. Sir John Burgoyne and Colonel Ardent despatched to the Levant
- 23. The French Emperor's letter to the Czar
- 24. Temper of the English an obstacle to the maintenance of peace
- 25. Meeting of parliament
- 26. Spirit of warlike adventure in England
- 27. Last step, which brought on the final rupture
- 28. Recapitulation
- Appendix.
