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<p>the Bitter War Between Russia And Turkey, Aided By Britain And France, Was The Setting For The Stuff Of Legends. This Book Details The Gallant Yet Suicidal Charge Of The Light Brigade, Now Immortalized In Film; In The Words Of Tennyson, 'into The Valley Of Death Rode The Six Hundred.' It Relates The Reports Made By The First Real War Correspondent, William Russell Of The London Times—reports That Served Only To Highlight The Army's Problems. It Also Memorializes The Heroic Deeds Of Florence Nightingale, Who Struggled To Save Young Men From The Cholera Epidemic That Became The Most Formidable Enemy In The Crimean War.</p> <h3>booknews</h3> <p>photographs, Maps, And Illustrations On Every Page Detail A War That Many Americans Know Little About, But Which Introduced Or Highlighted Professions Such As International War Correspondence In The Person Of William Russell, And War Time Nursing Especially Through The Work Of Florence Nightingale. This Slim Text Examines The War Chronologically, With Additional Chapters Throughout Portraying The Experiences Of Common Soldiers And Civilians, Particularly Women. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com)</p>
- Author
- John Sweetman
- Publisher
- London: Routledge
- Published
- 2001
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781135976507
- Subjects
- History, True Crime, Crime
- Rating
- 3.44 / 5 (1 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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