{"product_id":"9780850459616","title":"Balaclava 1854 : The Charge of the Light Brigade","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eBalaclava 1854\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): John Sweetman\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eOsprey's examination of one of the most important battles of the Crimean War (1853-1856). The port of Balaclava was crucial in maintaining the supply lines for the Allied siege of Sevastapol. The Russian attack in October 1854 therefore posed a major threat to the survival of the Allied cause. This book examines in detail the crucial battle of Balaclava, including: the attack on the redoubts; the action of “the thin red line\" in which an assortment of about 700 British troops, some invalids, were abandoned by their Turkish allies; the subsequent charge of the Heavy Brigade; and the most famous part of the battle: the infamous charge of the Light Brigade.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9780850459616\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Osprey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Paperback \/ softback","offer_id":40597310963918,"sku":"9780850459616","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_3af5df37-b1e0-4784-a251-be61dbfc6661.jpg?v=1643196296","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9780850459616","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}