Trevor Royle is Associate Editor of the Sunday Herald and a regular commentator on international affairs for BBC radio. He is the author of Crimea: The Great Crimean War, 1854-1856, Lancaster Against York: The Wars of the Roses and the Foundation of Modern Britain, and contributed Montgomery: Lessons in Leadership from the Soldier's General to the World Generals Series.
"Trevor Royle, a very well-respected military historian, has written a new and up to date account of [the Crimean] war, giving proper attention to the Russian side. His book is gripping . . ." --Norman Stone "Thorough and informative, this scholarly book will interest readers of history and military history alike; for the present, it also stands as the definitive treatment of the Crimean War." --Publishers Weekly "Trevor Royle's achievement is to have skillfully encompassed and explained the complexities of his subject in a single volume of no excessive length." --New York Review of Books "a well-written, thorough study of what can be considered the first modern war." --New York Times Book Review "...a sound and solid description of the Crimean War." --Victorian Studies
"Trevor Royle, a very well-respected military historian, has written a new and up to date account of [the Crimean] war, giving proper attention to the Russian side. His book is gripping . . ." --Norman Stone "Thorough and informative, this scholarly book will interest readers of history and military history alike; for the present, it also stands as the definitive treatment of the Crimean War." --Publishers Weekly "Trevor Royle's achievement is to have skillfully encompassed and explained the complexities of his subject in a single volume of no excessive length." --New York Review of Books "a well-written, thorough study of what can be considered the first modern war." --New York Times Book Review "...a sound and solid description of the Crimean War." --Victorian Studies
Mighty wars spring from unusual sources. Four major powers (Britain, France, and Turkey vs. Russia) went to war in 1854 over who should hold the front-door keys to the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. Scottish historian Royle (Last Days of the Raj) shows how this spark ignited smoldering European political tensions. Huge armies battled for two years over a single Russian city, Sevastopol, on the Black Sea. Once it fell to the allies, a peace was quickly engineered that failed to resolve the underlying tensions. The war's chief significance was its innovations: it introduced trench warfare, mined harbors, battlefield nursing, and up-to-the-minute press coverage. Royle's narrative is clear and readable, balancing battle descriptions and political maneuvering. The only flaw is the lack of a large-scale map, though smaller maps appear. Recommended for academic and large public libraries.DBob Persing, Univ. of Pennsylvania Lib., Philadelphia Copyright 2000 Cahners Business Information.
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