The Grand Crimean Central Railway

by Anthony Dawson

The Crimean War, fought by the alliance of Great Britain, France, and the tiny Italian Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia alongside Turkey against Tsarist Russia, was the first 'modern' war, not only for its vast scale (France mobilised a million men) but also the technologies involved, from iron-clad battleships to rifled artillery, the electric telegraph and steam. Best known for the blunder of the Charge of the Light Brigade, the fearful conditions in...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1445671042
• ISBN13: 9781445671048
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Amberley Publishing
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.5" x 9.1"