Under the Red Crescent: însemnările unui memorialist mai puțin cunoscut al Războiului Ruso-Turc 1877-1878: medicul Charles Ryan (1853-1926)
Under the Red Crescent: Notes From a Lesser-Known Memorialist of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877-1878: Dr. Charles Ryan (1853-1926)
Author(s): Sorin CristescuSubject(s): Military history, 19th Century, Pre-WW I & WW I (1900 -1919), Interwar Period (1920 - 1939), The Ottoman Empire
Published by: Editura Militară
Keywords: hospital work; siege; fortifications; redoubt; assault;
Summary/Abstract: In 1897, the British surgeon Charles Ryan published his memoirs entitled Under the Red Crescent about the Russian-Turkish war 1877 - 1878, emphasizing the military virtues of the Ottoman soldiers due to their natural genius for fortification and the practically unlimited supply of ammunition. The author also confirmed that it was the Romanians who played an instrumental role in the capture of the Grivitza redoubt on September 11th (August 30th) and not the Russians.
Journal: Revista de istorie militară
- Issue Year: 2022
- Issue No: 1-2
- Page Range: 49-64
- Page Count: 16
- Language: Romanian