title: Crimea under Attack
abstract: Civilian and military authority collapsed the moment the Allies landed in Crimea. Why and how the Allies established themselves so easily in Evpatoria is of central interest in this chapter, as it set so many terrible events in motion. Evpatoria gave the Allies a stable base of operations and a steady supply of goods, which enabled the long-term siege of Sevastopol. Failing to perceive Crimea as a target, the Russian military abandoned Evpatoria to the enemy, and implemented a helter-skelter sco
journal: Oxford University Press eBooks