Author : David M. Goldfrank
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2014-06-11
Category : History
ISBN : 9781317872290
The Origins of the Crimean War by David M. Goldfrank Pdf
The Crimean War (1853-56) between Russia, Turkey, Britain, France and the Kingdom of Sardinia was a diplomatically preventable conflict for influence over an unstable Near and Middle East. It could have broken out in any decade between Napoleon and Wilhelm II; equally, it need never have occurred. In this masterly study, based on massive archival research, David Goldfrank argues that the European diplomatic roots of the war stretch far beyond the `Eastern Question' itself, and shows how the domestic concerns of the participants contributed to the outbreak of hostilities.