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Historiography of the Origins of the Crimean War
Historians have debated the origins of the Crimean War (1853-1856) for nearly 150 years. As Brison D. Gooch has stated: “Examination of the circumstances which created the Crimean War has proven to be one of modern historiography’s thorniest problems.” (1) … Continue reading
Posted in Austrian Foreign Policy, British Foreign Policy, Crimean War (1853-1856), Europe in the 19th Century (1815-1914), French Foreign Policy, Historiography, Ottoman Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy
Tagged Alexander William Kinglake, Alexandre Jomini, Ann Pottinger Saab, Buol-Schauenstein, Crimean War, Crimean War Historiography, Danubian Principalities, David M. Goldfrank, Frederick A. Simpson, Gavin B. Henderson, Gorchakov, Harold Temperley, Historiography, John Shelton Curtiss, Kingsley Martin, M.S. Anderson, Menshikov, Menshikov Mission, Napoleon III, Nesselrode, Nicholas I, Norman Rich, Palmerston, Paul W. Schroeder, Stratford de Redcliffe, Vernon John Puryear, Vienna Note, William Young
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Book Review of The Crimean War: British Grand Strategy against Russia, 1853-56
Andrew Lambert. The Crimean War: British Grand Strategy against Russia, 1853-56. Second edition. Farnham, England: Ashgate, 2011. ISBN 978-1-4094-1011-9. Figures. Tables. Maps. Notes. Bibliography. Index. Pp. xvi, 380. $104.95. This highly praised study, originally published in 1990, has been reprinted in … Continue reading
Posted in Book Reviews, British Foreign Policy, British Military History, British Naval History, Crimean War (1853-1856), Europe in the 19th Century (1815-1914), French Foreign Policy, French Military History, Ottoman Foreign Policy, Ottoman Wars, Russian Foreign Policy, Russian Military History
Tagged Alexander II, Andrew Lambert, Black Sea, Book Review, Coalition Warfare, Crimean Peninsula, Crimean War, Cronstadt, Grand Strategy, Napoleon III, Naval Warfare, Nicholas I, Ottoman Empire, Palmerston, Sevastopol, Steam-powered ships, William Young
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