The Crimean War: A Sesquicentennial Reading List

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	"An excellent introduction to the war, one that covers the other, often overlooked battlefields as well."

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	"Still the starting point for the broader diplomacy surrounding the war."

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	"A good introduction to the origins of the war, though stronger in its examination of Russia than the other powers."

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	"An excellent summary of the diplomacy of the Crimean War, balanced and with a useful bibliography."

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	"An examination of the origins of the war and its consequences for the European states system, Schroeder is a partisan of 'concert diplomacy' and blames the conflict on Britain's abandonment of it."

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	"A good recent narrative of the conflict."

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	"An examination of the Russian military during the war, arguing (unsurprisingly) that it came up short against the more modern forces of the British and the French."

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	"The classic examination of the famous 'charge of the Light Brigade,' which places the blame for it on Cardigan and Lucan."

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	"A recent examination of British strategy before and during the war, though one that focuses heavily on the naval aspects while dealing with the army only cursorily."

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	"Though extremely technical, this is nonetheless a good examination of the efforts to compensate for the muddled intelligence system the British had at the start of the war."

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	"A useful collection of letters from Florence Nightingale that capture the frustrations she faced in her efforts to help the wounded."

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	"As a young man, Tolstoy participated in the defense of Sebastapol; this book contains three pieces describing the experiences of Russian soldiers there."

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	"The standard history of the Aberdeen coalition, the Peelite government which led Britain into the war and was defeated by its conduct."

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	"An examination of the war's impact on Britain, arguing that it helped facilitate the political emergence of the middle class."

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	"Sweetman argues that the Crimean War was not the genesis for army reform, though he is unduly dismissive of the problems that it faced there."