England and the Near East: The Crimea

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First published in 1936 by Longmans, Green and Co. Ltd. Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Original Half Title Original Title Page Original Copyright Page DEDICATION FOREWORD Table of Contents LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND TECHNICAL NOTE BOOK I: SULTAN MAHMUD PROLOGUE THE SWORD AND SHIELD OF CONSTANTINOPLE CHAPTER I: THE REFORMS OF MAHMUD II I II III IV V VI VII VIII CHAPTER II: THE GREAT POWERS AND MAHMUD (1808–39) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X XI XII BOOK II: MEHEMET ALI PROLOGUE STATING THE PROBLEM CHAPTER III: 1839.—THE YEAR OF VICTORY I II III IV V VI CHAPTER IV: 1840.—THE YEAR OF DEFEAT I II III IV V VI VII VIII CHAPTER V: 1841.—THE YEAR OF EUROPE I II III IV EPILOGUE BOOK III: THE FRUITS OF REFORM CHAPTER VI: THE FIRST PHASE; REFORM FROM THE 'ROSE CHAMBER'; RESCHID (1841–2) I II III CHAPTER VII: REVOLT IN THE LEBANON AND SETTLEMENT BY EUROPE, 1841–5 I II III IV V VI CHAPTER VIII: THE INSURRECTION IN BOSNIA ; THE WAR IN MONTENEGRO (1848–52) ; AND THE AUSTRIAN INTERVENTION I II III IV V VI VII CHAPTER IX: THE SECOND PHASE ; REFORM IN THE 'DUST HOLE' ; STRATFORD DE REDCLIFFE I II III IV V BOOK IV: THE FRUITS OF DIPLOMACY CHAPTER X: HOW CZAR NICHOLAS NEGOTIATED (1840–53) I II III IV V VI VII VIII IX X CHAPTER XI: HOW LATINS AND GREEKS DISPUTED ABOUT THE HOLY PLACES I II III IV V VI CHAPTER XII: HOW COUNT LEININGEN SUCCEEDED AND WHY PRINCE MENŠIKOV FAILED I II III IV V VI VII VIII CHAPTER XIII: HOW PEACE ENDED I II III IV V VI VII VIII CHAPTER XIV: HOW WAR BEGAN I II III IV V VI VII EPILOGUE Why Lord Aberdeen would not rebuild his Church BRIEF EXPLANATIONS OF SOME TURKISH TECHNICAL TERMS LIST OF PREVIOUS ARTICLES AND WORKS BY THE AUTHOR DEALING WITH SPECIAL PHASES OF THIS PERIOD NOTES TO CHAPTERS I–XIV ABBREVIATIONS IN THE NOTES List of more important notes will be found on LIST OF APPENDICES I. MEMORANDUM BY CONSUL WOOD ON HIS SERVICES IN SYRIA, LEBANON, ETC. (1831–45) II. TEXT OF CABINET MINUTE TO THE QUEEN, WITH RECORD OF DISSENT BY LORDS CLARENDON AND HOLLAND (JULY 8–9, 1840) III. THE NAVAL CAMPAIGN OF 1840; STOPFORD, NAPIER AND PALMERSTON ; THE INSTRUCTIONS AND THEIR EXECUTION IV. STRATFORD AND THE STRAITS IN 1849 AND IN 1853 V. RESPONSIBILITIES FOR THE CRIMEAN WAR VI. TEXT OF ABERDEEN'S LETTER TO THE QUEEN JUSTIFYING THE DESPATCH OF THE FLEET INTO THE BLACK SEA (DECENBER 22, 1853) VII. NAPOLEON III'S EXPLANATION OF HIS THREAT TO ACT ALONE INDICES INDEX TO MORE IMPORTANT UNPUBLISHED DOCUMENTS GENERAL INDEX