1855 The Story of the Campaign of Sebastopol, Written in the Camp

Description

Colour Plates, First Edition, Folding Maps, Illustrated, Leather Binding

The first edition of this work.

Illustrated with nine plates, including a chromolithographic frontispiece, three further chromolithographs, and five tinted lithographs. With a folding sketch map to the rear.

The illustrations to this work were drawn by Hamley himself.

Collated, complete.

Hamley, an officer in the Royal Artillery and later a noted military writer, authored this work based on his first-hand experiences during the Crimean War.

He provides a detailed narrative of the Siege of Sebastopol, focusing on the operations of the British forces.

Including observations on the conduct of the war, conditions in the camp, and military strategy.