Russell's Despatches from the Crimea 1854-56 by Russell, William Howard (Edited with introduction and notes by Nicolas Bentley.)

London: Andre Deutsch 1966. (Hardcover) 286pp. Near fine in near fine dust jacket. Top edge stained purple. Chronology, glossary, frontispiece, illustrations, maps, index. There is a previous owner's name on the front free endpaper and very light edgewear to the dust jacket. "William Howard Russell's despatches covering the Crimean war are one of the classics of war reporting as well as being a mine of source material for historians. More than this; they are in a great tradition of journalism, for it was through their publication in the Times that the British public was eventually made aware of the mismanagement of the army and the terrible conditions to which the troops were subjected during the Crimean winter". Edited with introduction and notes by Nicolas Bentley. (Miltary, British Army, Crimean War, Journalism, Military History, Reporters).