The Destruction of Lord Raglan A Tragedy of the Crimean War 1854-55

Boston: Little, Brown & Co.. Very Good in Good+ dust jacket. 1961. 1st US. Hardcover. DJ shows some edge wear, small tears and chipping, light soiling. ; A tight solid book. Dust jacket in Mylar jacket protector. ; B&W Illustrations; Large 8vo 9" - 10" tall; 338 pages; An examination of the disastrous events of Great Britain's involvement in the Crimean War, and central to the book is the British commander who took much of the blame for Great Britain's blunder. "In March 1854, a British army of 30,000 men sailed for the Crimea to defend the crumbling Turkish empire from Russia. It was led by Lord Raglan, a verteran of Waterloo. The campaign quickly degenerated into a series of military disasters caused by incompetence at the highest level, bitter personal rivalries among the divisional commanders and inadequacies of transport, clothing and military and medical supplies. To enable to the British government to survive, Raglan was made the scapegoat. This text presents the story of the tragic campaign." .