Crimean campaign 1854-1855. The tragedy of Lord Raglan, commander of the British troops: Christopher Hibbert

This book is dedicated to the Crimean campaign of 1854-1855. The main events are reliably and vividly described in it: the siege of Sevastopol, the Balaklava battle, the assault on Malakhov Kurgan. In the center of the story is the tragic figure of the commander of the British troops of Lord Raglan, a man with undoubted diplomatic abilities, smart and brave. He was not a great commander, but was an honest man and he was heavily experienced by the consequences of his mistakes in waging a war. The author quotes genuine documents, letters and memories of eyewitnesses.

Author
Hibbert Christopher
Editor
Glebovskaya L.I.
Translator
Igorevsky L.A.
Publisher
Central Polygraph, 2014
Series
World history