ABSTRACT
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.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part 1|49 pages
The Setting
part 2|56 pages
The Sparks
part 3|51 pages
The Rupture
part 4|52 pages
The Twilight Zone
part 5|52 pages
The Passage to Arms
part 6|36 pages
Conclusions and Consequences