Antique book of Sevastopol in 1903. Collection of portraits of participants in the defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855. The book contains 484 portraits, 9 types of Sevastopol fortifications, 4 plans of the defensive line. Publishing house SPB. Golike and Vilborg. Album format 32.5 cm by 22.5 cm. Publishing illustrated binding with pasted phototypes. Triple painted trim. The heroic defense of Sevastopol in 1854-1855 was the culmination of the Crimean War. Unprepared for a land attack Sevastopol, was hit by an Anglo-French landing. The number of troops was about 60 000 thousand people, while in Sevastopol there was only one garrison. number of 7000 thousand people. In a short time, defensive fortifications were created, and from the sea side the entrance was blocked by flooded ships. Underestimating the resilience of the defenders, England, France and Turkey expected that the city would be captured A week, but the company lasted for 11 months.
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