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Crimean War

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Crimea
By Orlando Figes

'Figes paints a vivid portrait of a bloody and pointless conflict . . . he knows more about Russia than any other historian'
MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES

The Crimean War was the defining conflict of the nineteenth century and one of the fiercest battles in Russia's history: pitting its empire against an alliance of Britain, France and Turkey, killing at least 800,000 men and completely redrawing...


'Figes paints a vivid portrait of a bloody and pointless conflict . . . he knows more about Russia than any other historian'
MAX HASTINGS, SUNDAY TIMES

The Crimean War was the defining conflict of...


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Published: 29/07/2011
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780141013503
RRP: $26.95

Subject

  • (-) Humanities
    • (-) History
      • (-) Military history
        • (-) Crimean War

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21 May 2012
2012 Australian Book Industry Awards (ABIAs) - winners

The Australian Book Industry Awards were held in Sydney on Friday night. It was a great night for Penguin with our books taking the top honors in four book categories including the prestigious Book of the Year. Congratulations also to Peg McColl, Kate McCormack and the rights team who won the International (Rights) Award for the second year running for Paul French's book Midnight in Peking. United Book Distributors were again named Distributor of the Year.

Illustrated Book of the Year

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