A description of the build up to war in the Crimea, and the events up to and including the Charge,as well as the consequences. The book then goes on to carefully analyse the areas of controversy about the Charge, and tries to discover where blame lies. All this is carefully based on detailed research into what survivors said and wrote. Lavishly illustrated, this is an excellent, readable book with which to celebrate - if that is the right word - the 150th anniversary of Balaclava.