Winfried Baumgart is Professor Emeritus at the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Germany. He is the author of 31 books in German and English, including Imperialism: The Idea and Reality of British and French Colonial Expansion, 1880-1914 (1982) and The Peace of Paris, 1856: Studies in War Diplomacy and Peacemaking (1981).
This book offers a masterful treatment of the Crimean War in all its many facets. Building on the excellent core of the first edition, this second edition provides updated annotated bibliographic discussion and a very well executed integration of the latest scholarship. Baumgart is to be commended for blending diplomatic, international, military, political, and medical history within a succinct and highly readable text. This text will be invaluable for courses in 19th century Europe, military history, international relations, conflict studies, and Balkan history. * Jonathan Grant, Professor of History, Florida State University, USA *