"Best Crimean War Histories" Topic

My library system is blessed with a large number of books on the war. Anyone have thoughts on which are the best and the first to read – for wargaming, of course!
:)

1.
Crimea : the Great Crimean War, 1854-1856
by Royle, Trevor.

2.
The Crimean War : a history
by Figes, Orlando.

4.
The reason why
by Woodham Smith, Cecil, 1896-1977.

5.
Death or glory : the legacy of the Crimean War
by Edgerton, Robert B., 1931-

6.
The banner of battle : the story of the Crimean War
by Palmer, Alan, 1926-

7.
The Crimean War
by Ffrench Blake, R. L. V.

8.
Battles of the Crimean War.
by Pemberton, W. Baring (William Baring), 1897-

9.
The war in the Crimea.
by Hamley, Edward Bruce, 1824-1893.

10.
The Crimean War ; a reappraisal.
by Warner, Philip, 1914-2000.

11.
Death or glory : the legacy of the Crimean War
by Edgerton, Robert B., 1931-

12.
Uniforms & weapons of the Crimean War
by Wilkinson-Latham, Robert.

13.
A review of the Crimean War to the winter of 1854-5
by Adye, John, Sir, 1819-1900.

14.
Mrs. Duberly's campaigns ; an Englishwoman's experiences in the Crimean War and Indian Mutiny.
by Tisdall, E. E. P. (Evelyn Ernest Percy), 1907-

#8 Would be a great place to start, followed by #'s 6 & 10.

My choice of (Abglocentric) books (for wargaming) would be:
'The Battle of the Alma 1854' by Ian Fletcher & Natalia Ishchenko
'The Thin Red Line' by John Selby
'The Charge' by Mark Adkin
'Give Them a Volley and Charge' by Patrick Mercer

With 'Cadogan's Crimea' for the personal touch and all his wonderful drawings.

Almost all books on the Crimea are anglo-centric. You could be forgiven for thinking that Britain was the largest army involved, not the 2nd smallest.

I have yet to find a decent work that covers all the military aspects of the conflict well. Most completely ignore the Turkish army and some of the earlier works downplay the French contribution.

@ GildasFacit
"What?? The British had Allies in the Crimea?"
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@BillNM
Yes, i had a copy of Cadogen's Crimea when I was young. I don't know why, and I don't know where it went. Fortunately, it isn't hard to replace.

A side theater of the war was in the Caucuses that has some good opportunities for the Turkish and Russian Forces. While Kars is a key piece – other opportunities as well.

The Trans-Caucasian Campaign of the Turkish Army Under Omer Pasha: A Personal Narrative by Laurence Oliphan

Narrative of the Defence of Kars by Col Atwell Lake

The Siege of Kars, 1855, by Tim Coates

My first books from a gaming perspective that I used are the 2 small booklets by Michael Cox on Crimean War Basics

@ DisasterWargamer
Great additions! Oliphan is at google books
I'll keep looking.

Michael Cox… found it at Partizan Press. Good price!

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