Ebook: War in the East: a Military History of the Russo-Turkish War 1877-78

Cover; Title Page; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; List of Maps; Acknowledgements; Preface; Chapter 1: The Congress of Paris; Chapter 2: Political and Social Reform in Russia; Chapter 3: The Ottoman Empire; Chapter 4: The Eastern Question; Chapter 5: The Approach to War; Chapter 6: Recourse to Arms; Chapter 7: The Russian Army; Chapter 8: The Ottoman Army; Chapter 9: Command of the Sea; Chapter 10: Plans of Campaign; Chapter 11: The Barboshi Bridge; Chapter 12: The Crossing of the Danube; Chapter 13: Gourko; Chapter 14: Krüdener; Chapter 15: Osman; Chapter 16: Mukhtar.;When Russia declared war on the Ottoman Empire in April 1877, it was the fifth time during the nineteenth century that hostilities had broken out between the two empires. On this occasion the other Great Powers had done all they could to prevent it, although public opinion in the West had been shocked by Turkey's brutal repression of the Bulgarian uprising. The war was to be fought in two distinct theaters. In Europe, as on previous occasions, the Russian objective was to cross first the Danube and then the formidable Balkan Mountains before striking for Constantinople. In Asia, over territory.