Caucasian Battlefields A History Of The Wars On The Turco-Caucasian Border 1828-1921

 

Written by William Allen and Paul Muratoff  636 pages. 8 photos/drawings. 39 maps. Originally published by Cambridge University Press in 1953, this is a classic on this subject. Welcome reprint of this excellent study. Covers the 1828-29 Caucasian Campaign; 1854-56 Crimean campaigns in the Caucasus; Russo Turkish War 1877-78 ; much detail on previously unknown battles during WWI. This is a limited edition reprint of this acknowledged classic military study originally done in 1953 by Cambridge University Press. It is considered the most comprehensive & important work in English on the military operations between Russia & Turkey in the 19th and early 20th Centuries. This study begins with the the Russian conquest of Caucasia and the little documented Russo-Turkish war of 1828-1829. Then follows the campaigns fought in the Caucasian theater during the Crimean War of 1853-56 and the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-78. Then begins an in-depth account of the campaigns fought in that theater during World War I, incl the Turkish offensive of 1914 under Enver , the battle of Malazgirt in 1915, the battles of Koprukoy & Erzurum in 1916, and the fighting on the Caucasian Front during the last two years of the war, with coverage on the Government of SW Caucasia and the Dagistan Revolt.

 

William Allen & Paul Muratoff

Hardcover 636pp

Book Code:  EX0882