The Crimean War
Subtitle: 1854-1856 (Essential Histories)
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Published: January 19, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 96
ISBN-13: 9781841761862
Subjects: Battles & campaigns; European history: c 1750 to c 1900; c 1800 to c 1900; Military History - Modern; Russia - History; History; History - Military / War; History: World; Russia; Ukraine; Military - General; History / Military / General; Europe - Russia & the Former Soviet Union; Military - Other
First sentence: In 1783 Catherine the Great annexed the Crimea, prefacing a series of military ventures around the shores of the Black Sea to further Russia's territorial ambitions.