A Most Desperate Undertaking: British Army in Crimea by Alastair William Massie

2003 National Army Museum large format hardcover edition. Some reading wear, slight lean to spine, bookplate inside cover else good condition.\nContributing authors: Alan J. Guy, Alastair Massie, Emma Armstrong, Gill Blewer, Kate Wood, Lesley Smurthwaite, Michael Ball, Sam Doty, Sara Jones, Simon Moody\ncontents:\n\n--Foreword\n--Britain, the Army and the Campaign War\n--The British Army of 1854\n--Uniforms of the British Army, 1854\n--Weapons and Equipment of the British Army in the Crimea, 1854\n--The Army of the East\n--The Army of the Ottoman Empire\n--The Landing in the Crimea and the Battle of the Alma\n--The Opening of the Siege of Sevastopol and the Battle of Balaklava\n--The Battle of Inkerman\n--The Russian Army and the Campaign of Sevastopol\n--Administrative Breakdown\n--Art and War Reportage in the Crimean War I: The Illustrated London News\n--Political Reaction and Public Response\n--The Women of the Crimean War\n--The Siege of Sevastopol\n--Britain's French and Sardini6