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The Crimean War (1854-56) between the United Kingdom, France and the Ottoman Empire on the one hand, and Russia on the other, has become notorious for the poor administration and bad generalship suffered by the British forces. Four-fifths of their deaths were due, not to enemy action, but to sickness and disease. Contemporary accounts have often glossed over the culpability of the generals. The discovery, therefore, of a journal and letters written by a key member of the staff of Lord Raglan and his successors, throws new light on events. William Govett Romaine was Deputy Judge-Advocate to the Army of the East, the senior civilian at Headquarters. He was called 'the eye of the army' by Raglan and regarded by the editor of "The Times" as a better source than the official despatches. Romaine took a keen interest in all aspects of the campaign, touring the field of operations and recording significant events. His letters include his frank judgements - sometimes savage - on the conduct of the campaign and the quality of individual officers. His papers are of the utmost importance to any study of the Crimean War.
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Colin Robins served in the Royal Artillery after attending the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.Since retiring he has studied military history, especially the Crimean War, and for over ten years edited its international journal. He was elected Fellow of the Royal Historical Society for this work. He has edited two other Crimean accounts, published as 'Murder of a Regiment' and 'Captain Dunscombe's Diary'.
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- PublisherThe History Press Ltd
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0750942878
- ISBN 13 9780750942874
- BindingHardcover
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages230
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