| vtsaogames | 17 Jan 2017 7:22 p.m. PST |
Like it says on the tin – anyone suggest a good 1 volume history? I cut my teeth on Hibbert's "Destruction of Lord Raglan", so well written but frightfully Anglo-centric, and doesn't cover the whole war. I've read "The Banner of Battle" which is mainly a diplomatic history of the war that finally answered the question of why the Russians retreated from the Danube. No, it wasn't rogue British officers leading irregular raids on the Russians as one book I read suggested. |
| JonFreitag | 17 Jan 2017 7:28 p.m. PST |
Well, I recall enjoying Royle's Crimea when I read it many years ago. Anglo-centric again but a good read. |
| coopman | 17 Jan 2017 7:39 p.m. PST |
The book by Orlando Figes appears to be highly rated at Amazon, so check that one out and see if it sounds good to you. |
| vtsaogames | 17 Jan 2017 8:55 p.m. PST |
Hmm, that Figes book sounds pretty good and is available on Kindle. I'll check it some more tomorrow. |
| Mark Strachan | 17 Jan 2017 9:55 p.m. PST |
I agree with Jonathan, the Royle book is good albeit a little biased. I am working my way through the Figes book now which is a good read, but having read nearly half of it the landings in the Crimea have not started. As an aside there is some controversy about the Amazon reviews of Figes where it is alleged he wrote some if the reviews himself. For battle histories with a good balance I recommend Mark Adkins "The Charge" and Ian Fletcher "The Battle of the Alma 1854". |
| Oh Bugger | 18 Jan 2017 3:12 a.m. PST |
I found The Crimean War- A Reappraisal by Warner interesting and it is cheap(ish). link |
| KTravlos | 18 Jan 2017 3:42 a.m. PST |
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| ACWBill | 18 Jan 2017 4:33 a.m. PST |
link The Aforementioned Orlando Figes work and Smalls, shown in the link actually bring new information to the table. Smalls is especially useful on armament. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 18 Jan 2017 9:13 a.m. PST |
IIRC,Royle's book did have more coverage of the Turks than others I've read. |
Eleve de Vauban  | 18 Jan 2017 11:48 a.m. PST |
If my memory serves me well, I found "The Crimean War – A Clash of Empires" by Ian Fletcher and Natalia Ishchenko to be very informative when I read it ten years ago. |
| Legbiter | 18 Jan 2017 12:21 p.m. PST |
I've read Figes' book, and it IS good. |
 Dye4minis | 18 Jan 2017 12:22 p.m. PST |
Uniforms & Weapons of the Crimean War by Robert Wilkinson-Latham and The Crimean War 1853-56 by G.A. Embelton. Both were worth seeking out for me when we remolded the 15mm Minifigs Crimean War range at GFI. |
| rmaker | 18 Jan 2017 9:13 p.m. PST |
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| vtsaogames | 19 Jan 2017 8:28 p.m. PST |
Got Smalls, will get Figes after I read that. Thank you, gents. |
| Long Valley Gamer | 22 Jan 2017 8:33 p.m. PST |
I have the entire massive Kingslake set if anyone is interested… |
finally dips his toe into the world of Aeronef.
