Author: Sir Charles Napier
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Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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The History of the Baltic Campaign of 1854
Author: Sir Charles Napier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Crimean War, 1853-1856
Languages : en
Pages : 682
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History of the Baltic Campaign of 1854, from Documents And Other Materials Furnished by Vice-admiral Sir C. Napier
Author: Butler G. Earp
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845742126
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The 1854 war between Russia and Britain - with its French and Turkish allies - is known as the Crimean War from the location of its chief campaign. But it is often forgotten that there was fighting in the northern Baltic Sea between British and Russian Naval forces. This book is a full account of that sideshow , based on the papers of the Senior British Naval officer, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier (not to be confused with his more famous military namesake Gen. Sir Charles Napier). There is a good reason for the oblivion that has befallen the Baltic campaign - it was a total and unmitigated failure, (apart from the capture of some unfortunate Finns who subsequently died of fever in Lewes jail!) The pupose of this book is to exonerate Admiral Napier, commander of the Baltic expedition, from blame for the failure, which the author, G. Butler Earp, lays squarely at the doors of the Lords of the Admiralty for sending Napier with an inadequate, run-down fleet and for refusing to give him the necessary means ( mortars and gunboats) to reduce the Russian ports and forts which he was expected to silence. Earp forcefully defends Napier from charges of incompetence and near-cowardice, and equally forcefully attacks the Admiraly for cheeseparing and injustice. It is a story of military versus political needs which has echoes to this day.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781845742126
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 672
Book Description
The 1854 war between Russia and Britain - with its French and Turkish allies - is known as the Crimean War from the location of its chief campaign. But it is often forgotten that there was fighting in the northern Baltic Sea between British and Russian Naval forces. This book is a full account of that sideshow , based on the papers of the Senior British Naval officer, Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier (not to be confused with his more famous military namesake Gen. Sir Charles Napier). There is a good reason for the oblivion that has befallen the Baltic campaign - it was a total and unmitigated failure, (apart from the capture of some unfortunate Finns who subsequently died of fever in Lewes jail!) The pupose of this book is to exonerate Admiral Napier, commander of the Baltic expedition, from blame for the failure, which the author, G. Butler Earp, lays squarely at the doors of the Lords of the Admiralty for sending Napier with an inadequate, run-down fleet and for refusing to give him the necessary means ( mortars and gunboats) to reduce the Russian ports and forts which he was expected to silence. Earp forcefully defends Napier from charges of incompetence and near-cowardice, and equally forcefully attacks the Admiraly for cheeseparing and injustice. It is a story of military versus political needs which has echoes to this day.
The History of the Baltic Campaign of 1854
Author: Vice Admiral Sir C. Napier
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781494142032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1857 Edition.
Publisher: Literary Licensing, LLC
ISBN: 9781494142032
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 674
Book Description
This Is A New Release Of The Original 1857 Edition.
The Illustrated History of the War Against Russia
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Languages : en
Pages : 862
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Languages : en
Pages : 862
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The history of the war against Russia
Author: Edward Henry Nolan
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
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Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
Historical Dictionary of the Crimean War
Author: Guy Arnold
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
For a relatively short war, the Crimean War holds an important place in history. Finally, a resource that provides a historical overview of the war from a number of different angles including, the causes, the motivations, the course, and the consequences. This volume fully explores the: o Main engagements o Principal political figures and rulers o Military leaders and naval commanders o Events leading up to the conflict This Dictionary is an excellent window into the political, national, and military intrigue that surrounded one of the most costly campaigns of all time. Includes a chronology, maps, and a comprehensive bibliography full of primary sources, as well as classic sources and histories that will allow researchers to trace the changing perception of the war through history.
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
ISBN: 0810866137
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 211
Book Description
For a relatively short war, the Crimean War holds an important place in history. Finally, a resource that provides a historical overview of the war from a number of different angles including, the causes, the motivations, the course, and the consequences. This volume fully explores the: o Main engagements o Principal political figures and rulers o Military leaders and naval commanders o Events leading up to the conflict This Dictionary is an excellent window into the political, national, and military intrigue that surrounded one of the most costly campaigns of all time. Includes a chronology, maps, and a comprehensive bibliography full of primary sources, as well as classic sources and histories that will allow researchers to trace the changing perception of the war through history.
The British Navy in the Baltic
Author: John D. Grainger
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843839474
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.
Publisher: Boydell & Brewer Ltd
ISBN: 1843839474
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
A comprehensive overview of the activities of the British navy in the Baltic Sea from the earliest times until the twentieth century.
The Crimean War at Sea
Author: Peter Duckers
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844687120
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. The wider war waged at sea by the British and French navies against the Russians is ignored. The allied navies aimed to strike at Russian interests anywhere in the world where naval force could be brought to bear, and as a result campaigns were waged in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the White Sea, on the Russian Pacific coast and in the Sea of Azoff. Yet it is the land campaign in the Crimea that shapes our understanding of events. In this graphic and original study, Peter Duckers seeks to set the record straight. He shows how these neglected naval campaigns were remarkably successful, in contrast to the wretched failures that beset the British army on land. Allied warships ranged across Russian waters sinking shipping, disrupting trade, raiding ports, bombarding fortresses, destroying vast quantities of stores and shelling coastal towns. The scale and intensity of the naval operations embarked upon during the war are astonishing, and little appreciated, and this new book offers the first overall survey of them.
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
ISBN: 1844687120
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
Too often historical writing on the Russian War of 1854-56 focuses narrowly on the land campaign fought in the Crimean peninsula in the Black Sea. The wider war waged at sea by the British and French navies against the Russians is ignored. The allied navies aimed to strike at Russian interests anywhere in the world where naval force could be brought to bear, and as a result campaigns were waged in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the White Sea, on the Russian Pacific coast and in the Sea of Azoff. Yet it is the land campaign in the Crimea that shapes our understanding of events. In this graphic and original study, Peter Duckers seeks to set the record straight. He shows how these neglected naval campaigns were remarkably successful, in contrast to the wretched failures that beset the British army on land. Allied warships ranged across Russian waters sinking shipping, disrupting trade, raiding ports, bombarding fortresses, destroying vast quantities of stores and shelling coastal towns. The scale and intensity of the naval operations embarked upon during the war are astonishing, and little appreciated, and this new book offers the first overall survey of them.
The History of the Baltic Campaign of 1854, from Documents and Other Materials Furnished by Vice-Admiral Sir C. Napier, K.C.B.
Author: Sir Charles Napier
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baltic Sea
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Baltic Sea
Languages : en
Pages : 682
Book Description
Catalogue ... 1807-1871
Author: Boston Mass, Athenaeum, libr
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 852
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Languages : en
Pages : 852
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