Books at On Military Matters
Updated as of 12/05/2024
ABBREVIATIONS: dj-dust jacket, biblio-bibliography, b/w-black and white, illust-illustrations, b/c-book club addition.rct - recent arrival or pending publication, spc - OMM Special Price
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1-236850
Bancroft, James THE GREAT REDAN AT SEBASTOPOL: The Most Victoria Crosses Awarded for a Single Action
On 18 June 1855, British assault troops moved out of their trenches and attacked Sevastopol's formidable Russian bastion known as the Great Redan. They came under such a murderous fire from the Russian defenders that the attack faltered, and the British were eventually forced to fall back, leaving over 1,000 comrades dead and dying. The British awarded 20 Victoria Crosses during this engagement during the Crimean War. |
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2-44740
Cox, Michael & Lenton, John CRIMEAN WAR BASICS:Britain, France & Sardinia
Organization and uniform details. The aim of this book is to cover the organisations and orders of battle of the armies concerned. The uniform section is confined to a concise summary of known material. This will be of interest and use to both the military historian and the wargamer. Although general references are made to the armies as a whole, the authors have concentrated on those units serving in the Crimean theatre itself. 1 vol, 44 pgs
2021 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING |
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2-44750
Cox, Michael & Lenton, John CRIMEAN WAR BASICS:Russia & Turkey
Organization and uniform details. The aim of this book is to cover the organisations and orders of battle of the armies concerned. The uniform section is confined to a concise summary of known material. This will be of interest and use to both the military historian and the wargamer. Although general references are made to the armies as a whole, the authors have concentrated on those units serving in the Crimean theatre itself. 1 vol, 38 pgs
2021 HOPEWELL, OMM PUBLISHING |
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1-195490
Dawson, Anthony Leslie French Infantry of the Crimean War
Largest Partizan uniform book to date, packed full of color plates and period photographs. |
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1-196010
Duckers, Peter CRIMEAN WAR AT SEA, THE: The Naval Campaigns Against Russia 1854-56
Too often, histories of the Crimean War in Russia 1854-56 focus narrowly on the land campaign, ignoring the wider war waged at sea by the British and French against the Russians. The Allied navies struck at Russian interests anywhere in the world where naval force could be brought to bear, and as a result waged campaigns in the Baltic, the Black Sea, the White Sea, on the Russian Pacific coast, and in the Sea of Azoff. |
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1-235001
Esposito, Gabriele ARMIES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR
The Crimean War of 1854-1856 was one of the largest military conflicts of the 19th century and saw Russia fighting against an international coalition that comprised Great Britain and France in addition to the Ottoman Empire. Under many points of view it was the first modern war of Europe, since it saw the introduction of many military innovations that changed warfare forever. |
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1-240390
Esposito, Gabriele ARMIES OF THE CRIMEAN WAR 1853-1856: History, Organization and Equipment of the British, French, Turkish, Piedmontese and Russian Forces
Details the composition, organization, uniforms, and weaponry of each force (including British, French, Russian, Ottomans, Egyptians, and the little-known German, Swiss and Italian mercenaries) and illustrates many of them with early black and white photos (this being the first major war for which photography was available), as well as numerous color artworks. |
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1-1947642
Flaherty, Chris TURKISH ARMY & NAVY: 1861-1876
This book looks at the Turkish Army and Navy during the Era of Sultan Abdulaziz, the 32nd Sultan of the Ottoman Empire, who reigned between 25 June 1861 and 30 May 1876. The Army and Navy changed its appearance substantially, from the Crimean War Period. The most notable of the 1861 Era changes was the adoption of a standardized system for rank identification than had existed previously. Based on using an arrangement of gold or silver chevrons placed above the tunic cuff. |
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1-207100
Flaherty. Chris TURKISH UNIFORMS OF THE CRIMEAN WAR
Another volume in the excellent Partizan Press line provides a color guide for the uniforms and insignia of the principle frontline troops of the Ottoman Imperial Army, and Navy, as well as it allies or contingents during the Crimean War. Included in this book, are the Egyptian and Tunisian Auxiliary Contingents, the Anglo-Turkish Contingent, or 'Turkish Contingent', the Ottoman Cossack Regiments, and the Ottoman Police Regiments. Only a few examples of uniforms or insignia are known to date from the Crimean War period. |
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1-202130
Fletcher, Ian and Ishchenko , Natalia BATTLE OF THE ALMA 1854
On 20 September 1854 the combined British and French armies confronted the Russians at the river Alma in the critical opening encounter of the Crimean War. This was the first major battle the British had fought on European soil since Waterloo almost 40 years before. |
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1-237470
Gernsheim, Helmut and Alsion Roger Fenton, Photographer of the Crimean War
Roger Fenton's Crimean War photographs represent one of the earliest systematic attempts to document a war through the medium of photography. Fenton, who spent fewer than four months in the Crimea (March 8 to June 26, 1855), produced 360 photographs under extremely trying conditions. While these photographs present a substantial documentary record of the participants and the landscape of the war . 1 vol, 172 pgs
1954 UK, SECKER AND WARBURG |
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1-65150
Hargreave Mawson, Michael editor EYEWITNESS IN THE CRIMEA
Crimean War Letters of Lt. Col George Frederick Dallas, 130+ letters of a then company commander in the 46th Regiment of Foot, b/w photos, 20+ b/w line drawings/vignettes, index. 1 vol, 304 pgs
2001 LONDON, GREENHILL BOOKS |
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1-191160
Jouineau GRENADIERS & VOLTIGEURS OF THE IMPERIAL GUARD
(55) Color pages of uniform plates. Covers the Crimean war and Franco Prussian War(s). 1 vol, 80 pgs
2009 FRANCE |
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1-26940
Loy Smith, George A VICTORIAN RSM: From India to the Crimea
First-hand account by Regimental Sergeant Major of the 11th Hussars, covers Ireland, India, and the Crimea. Author interviewed many of the survivors of the Light Brigade charge. Includes black and white illustrations and maps. 1 vol, 245 pgs
1987 TUNBRIDGE WELLS, COSTELLO |
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1-205180
Mace, Martin CRIMEAN WAR, THE: Images Of War
The Crimean War was a conflict between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, British Empire, Ottoman Empire and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining Ottoman Empire. Most of the conflict took place on the Crimean Peninsula, but there were smaller campaigns in western Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Baltic Sea, the Pacific Ocean and the White Sea. |
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1-205040
Mace, Martin and John Grehan BRITISH BATTLES OF THE CRIMEAN WARS 1854-1856
This unique collection of original accounts will prove to be an invaluable resource for historians, students and all those interested in the Crimean War. |
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1-914009G
Martin, Lawrence VAE VICTUS Board Game #9: Inkermann 1854
Inkermann 1854 - The End of Russian Hopes in the Crimea |
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2-12090
Mollo, John & Boris INTO THE VALLEY OF DEATH
The British Light and Heavy Cavalry Brigades atBalaclava, 25 October 1854. Eight full color plate100 b/w photos, maps, diagrams, index, biblio. 1 vol, 128 pgs
1991 LONDON, WINDROW & GREENE |
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1-89320
Oliphant, Laurence TRANS-CAUCASIAN CAMPAIGN OF THE TURKISH ARMY: During the Crimean War
8.5x11 inches. Covers an obscure campaign at the end of the Crimean War to relieve the Fortress of Kars. 1 vol, 80 pgs
2008 US, NAFZIGER COLLECTION |
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2-81440
Percy, Algemon BEARSKIN'S CRIMEA, A:Lt. Col Percy & the V.Cross
Using much previously unpublished sources, this is the blow-by-blow account of the Grenadier Guards experience; Percy was present at all the major battles and was a skilled observer, biblio, index. 1 vol, 272 pgs
2008 UK, PEN & SWORD BOOKS |
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1-242740
Sheppard, Martin A GUARDSMAN IN THE CRIMEA: The Life and Letters of William Scarlett
Details the military career of William Scarlett, a captain in the Scots Fusilier Guard of the British Army in the Crimea, who fought throughout the entire campaign. Discusses the survival of 139 previously unpublished letters that recorded Scarlett's deeds and thoughts. Written to 19 different correspondents, and deliberately intended by him to form a personal account of his role in the war, his letters provide a forceful commentary on the successes and failures of the British army in the East. Contains 20 color illustrations and 20 mono illustrations. 1 vol, 320 pgs
2024 UK, PEN & SWORD |
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1-199060
Spring, Laurence UNIFORMS OF THE RUSSIAN ARMY DURING THE CRIMEAN WAR 1854-1856
This book looks at the organization, uniforms and the regiments which made up the army of Tsar Nicholas I during the Crimean War. Not only does it cover the regiments which served in the war, but also other units such as the Russian Imperial Guard and the Separate Caucasus Corps, which have not been covered by others books relating to the Crimean War. |
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1-235570
Springman, Michael SHARPSHOOTER IN THE CRIMEA: The Letters of the Captain Gerald Goodlake VC 1854-56
The letters home to his family by Gerald Goodlake, a young officer in the Coldstream Guards, make remarkable reading. They vividly describe the ill-preparedness of the British Army and the dire conditions experienced by all ranks in the Crimea. Goodlake's views on senior officers were frank to say the least! Most important, Goodlake's initiative and courage in organizing and leading what were Special Forces were rewarded by the award of one of the first Victoria Crosses. Goodlake served in the Crimea from early 1854 to the end two years later. 1 vol, 240 pgs
2022 UK, PEN & SWORD |
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1-39680
Sterling, Lt. Colonel Anthony THE HIGHLAND BRIGADE IN THE CRIMEA
First-hand account using over 100 of Sterling's letters home, much quoted in period bibliographies, and includes 18 b/w maps. Originally printed in 1895. An interesting look at a brigade off the beaten path. 1 vol, 256 pgs
1995 MINNEAPOLIS, ABSINTHE PRESS |
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1-29840
Sweetman, John WAR & ADMINISTRATION
Covers the significance of the Crimean War for the British Army. B/w illust, notes, biblio, index. 1 vol, 174 pgs
1984 EDINBURG, SCOTTISH PRESS |
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1-228980
Trow, M J THE CHARGE OF THE HEAVY BRIGADE: Scarlett's 300 in the Crimea
Everyone has heard of the charge of the Light Brigade, a suicidal cavalry attack caused by confused orders which somehow sums up the Crimean War (1854-6). Far less well known is what happened an hour earlier, when General Scarlett's Heavy Brigade charged a Russian army at least three times its size. That proved a brilliant success, whereas the Light Brigade's action resulted in huge casualties and achieved nothing. |
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1-914130
various VAE VICTIS #130 Alma 1854
Reviews of OP Dauntless (GMT), Avec infini regret 2 (Conseils Tactiques), Arcole serie jours de gloire, Singidunum (FORSAZ), Golan 73 (GMT + ATO), Philip Sabin et Connections UK, World War 1 (S&T 294), MBT (GMT), Yanks (MMP), Les Marechaux 4 (Ludifolie), OUT : Airsoft the Game (BattlesProject). |
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1-36720
Ward, S.G.P. editor HAWLEY LETTERS, THE
7.5x9, letters written by Captain Hawley of the 89th from December 1854 to August 1856, seven halftones, fold out map. 1 vol, 114 pgs
1970 LONDON, GALE & POLDEN |
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