title: Ottoman war on the Danube : state, subject, and soldier (1853-1856)
abstract: This study analyzes the Danubian front of the Crimean War, which includes the military activities in the Ottoman Bulgaria, Dobruja and the Principalities.A comparison between Russian and Ottoman military activities in the Balkan theater helps to explain the "Ottoman and Russian War of 1853-1856" separate from the existing Eurocentric literature.This study not only explains the war as a product of interstate politics but also concentrates on the individual participants, both combatants and civili
journal: Bilkent University Institutional Repository (Bilkent University)