BALACLAVA, 1854 by John Sweetman ( 9780850459616 ) - Books & Audio Books at Pickabook.co.uk

Item Details

Title:

BALACLAVA, 1854
THE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADE

By:

John Sweetman

Format:

Paperback

List price:

£16.99

Our price:

£14.02

Discount:

17.5% off

You save:

£2.97

ISBN 10:

0850459613

ISBN 13:

9780850459616

Availability:

Usually dispatched within 1-3 weeks.

Delivery rates

Stock:

Currently 0 available

Publisher:

BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING PLC

Pub. date:

27 September, 1990

Series:

Osprey Military Campaign S. No. 6

Pages:

Synopsis:

Osprey's examination of one of the most important battles of the Crimean War (1853-1856). The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of "the thin red line" in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.

Illustrations:

10 colour plates, 5 colour maps, 70 b&w illustrations

Publication:

Imprint:

Osprey Publishing

Returns:

Non-returnable

Some other items by this author:

ARTIST AND THE BRIDGE

ARTIST AND THE BRIDGE, 1700-1920 (HB)

BABYLON OR JERUSALEM (PB)

BALACLAVA 1854