The Crimean War: A History

by Orlando Figes

Book Overview

From "the great storyteller of modern Russian historians" (Financial Times) comes the definitive account of the forgotten war that shaped the modern age.

The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale--these are the enduring icons of the Crimean War. Less well-known is that this savage war (1853-1856) killed almost a million soldiers and countless civilians; that it enmeshed four great empires--the British, French, Turkish,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1250002524
• ISBN13: 9781250002525
• Release Date: February 2012
• Publisher: Picador USA
• Length: 624 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"