The Banner of Battle: The Story of the Crimean War by Alan Palmer
In this classic account of the Crimean War, Alan Palmer puts the myths and realities of The Charge of the Light Brigade, Florence Nightingale, the rivalry between Lord Cardigan and Lord Lucan and the patriotic fervour of Imperial Britain into perspective.
The Crimea campaign was a story of Great Power politics and diplomacy.
In Palmer's dramatic narrative, a war often viewed simply as a dramatic incident in the Eastern Question, emerges as a decisive campaign which lowered the stature of both defeated Russia and non-belligerent Austria, and so changed the power structure of Europe.
Alan Palmer was head of the History Department at Highgate School from 1953 to 1969 when he gave up his post to concentrate on historical writing and research. His many books include `The Kaiser', `Victory 1918', `Napoleon and Marie-Louise' and `Bismarck'.
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