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Record #197305:
The first Pacific war: Britain and Russia: 1854-1856 / John D. Grainger.
Title: | The first Pacific war: Britain and Russia: 1854-1856 / John D. Grainger. |
Author(s): | Grainger, John D. |
Date: | 2008. |
Publisher: | Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell Press |
Abstract: | Reviews Crimean War taking account actions of Russian on land rather than at sea, and also that Anglo-Russian conflict involved Japanese and Chinese in various important ways. Examines role of Royal Navy in Pacific before outbreak of war. Describes involvement of Petropavlovsk and Sakhalin in conflict, as well as perceived threat of Britain for Russia which led to surge of activity in Russian Far East. |
Keywords: | 355.48 -- Military history: 1854-56. 359 -- Navy. 32 -- Politics. 327 -- International relations. 93 -- History. V -- History. (*501) -- Russia (Federation). (*66) -- North Pacific Ocean. (410) -- Great Britain. |
Location(s): | SCO: SPRI-SHF: (*66) : 355.48[1854-56] |
ISBN: | 9781843833543 |
SPRI record no.: | 197305 |
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