In 1854 the British Army was committed to its first major war against a European power since 1815. The expeditionary force, or 'Army of the East', was despatched to Turkey nominally to support the Ottoman Empire in its war with Russia; but in reality to check, in alliance with France and later Sardinia, Russian ambitions for an outlet to the Mediterranean. Despite many failures in the conduct of operations and administration, the war was won in two years and Russian designs on the Balkans and Levant were thwarted for two decades.
Название: The British Army on Campaign 1816-1902 (2) The Crimea 1854-1856
Author: Michael Barthorp
Illustrator: Pierre Turner
Издательство: Osprey Publishing
Год издания: 26 Nov 1987
Серия: Men-at-Arms
ISBN: 9780850458275
Страниц: 48 pages
Язык: english
Формат: pdf в rar
Размер: 24.1 Мб
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