The Origins of the Crimean War

by David M. Goldfrank

Book Overview

The Crimean War (1853-56) between Russia, Turkey, Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia was a diplomatically preventable conflict for influence over an unstable Near and Middle East. It could have broken out in any decade between Napoleon and Wilhelm II; equally, it need never have occurred. In this masterly study, based on massive archival research, David Goldfrank argues that the European diplomatic roots of the war stretch far beyond the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582490553
• ISBN13: 9780582490550
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 358 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.5"