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The Crimean War, the most destructive and deadly war of the nineteenth century, has been the subject of countless books, yet historian Anthony Dawson has amassed an astonishing collection of previously unknown and unpublished material, including numerous letters and private journals. Many untapped French sources reveal aspects of the fighting in the Crimea that have never been portrayed before. The accounts demonstrate the suffering of the troops during the savage winter and the ravages of cholera and dysentery that resulted in the deaths of more than 16,000 British troops and 75,000 French. Whilst there is graphic first-hand testimony from those that fought up the slopes of the Alma, in the valley of death at Balaklava, and the fog of Inkerman, the book focusses upon the siege; the great artillery bombardments, the storming of the Redan and the Mamelon, and the largest man-made hole in history up to that time when the Russians blew up the defences they could not hold, with their own men inside.The Siege of Sevastopol also highlights, for the first time, the fourth major engagement in the Crimea, the Battle of the Tchernaya in August 1855, the Russians last great attempt to break the siege. This predominantly French-fought battle has never before examined in such in English language books. AUTHOR: Born in Wakefield in 1980, Anthony Dawson a degree in archaeology from the University of Bradford before going on to be a Post Graduate Research Student at the University of Leeds, attaining an MA in History by Research. As well as being a lecturer in History and Archaeology at Salford City College, Anthony worked for the Museum of the Manchester. A member of the Crimean War Research Society, he is also the author of a number of books including French Infantry of the Crimean War and Letters from the Light Brigade.

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The author has collected a large amount of previously unpublished material for this new work... The result is a work that effectively conveys the thoughts and experiences of the participants to the reader. -- Military Heritage (5/1/2018 12:00:00 AM) The Voices From The Past series is one of the most fascinating of all history projects. In this fascinating book, the voices of men involved in the war in the Crimea are heard for the first time. Compelling and intriguing stuff.-- Books Monthly

The Voices From The Past series is one of the most fascinating of all history projects. In this fascinating book, the voices of men involved in the war in the Crimea are heard for the first time. Compelling and intriguing stuff.--Books Monthly The author has collected a large amount of previously unpublished material for this new work... The result is a work that effectively conveys the thoughts and experiences of the participants to the reader. --Military Heritage (05/01/2018)

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Born in Wakefield in 1980, Anthony Dawson a degree in archaeology from the University of Bradford before going on to be a Post Graduate Research Student at the University of Leeds, attaining an MA in History by Research. As well as being a lecturer in History and Archaeology at Salford City College, Anthony worked for the Museum of the Manchester. A member of the Crimean War Research Society, he is also the author of a number of books including French Infantry of the Crimean War and Letters from the Light Brigade.

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