Isbn: 9781399062138 - a crimean winter of discontent: the crimean war letters of william john rous (4 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. Hardback 136 pages Landscape Format Illustrated throughoutPublished Price £30 As the snow fell on the face it froze, and my hair was matted with ice, and icicles formed on my eyelashes. So intense was the cold that whenever I was compelled in visiting the sentries or otherwise to face the blast, my nose burst out bleeding, which with the exposure exhausted one so much, that it was only the certainty of never rising again that prevented me throwing myself down in the snow.'This is just one of many lurid passages from the letters of William John Rous, who arrived in the Crimea in December 1854 with his regiment, the 90th (Perthshire) Regiment. Throughout the following months Rous wrote a series of letters describing the ordeal of life in the trenches before Sevastopol in graphic detail. These letters have remained unpublished ever since. Now though Ian Fletcher, one of the leading authorities on the Crimean War, has edited and illustrated Rous's work for republication.The letters were written during what was the most controversial period of the Crimean War for the British army, for it was during this period that the shortcomings in the army were cruelly exposed during a bitter winter which saw more British soldiers die of cold, disease and overwork than were killed through enemy action.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Throughout the gruelling 10-month siege of Sebastopol, William Rous, a young lieutenant in the 90th (Perthshire) Regiment, wrote home regularly to his mother and his sister Henrietta. Published here for the first time, his letters vividly describe the bitter cold and rampant disease that cost more British lives than the Russian defenders' gunfire. The book is illustrated with contemporary photographs and maps, while an introduction and notes explain the military background.…

hardcover. Zustand: New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 136 pages. 9.88x7.05x0.79 inches. In Stock.