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Tue 12 Dec 2009Fascinating insight into newspaper's crucial role in reporting on Crimean War
BOOK OF THE DAY:Delane’s War: How Front-line Reports from the Crimean War brought down the British Government, By Tim Coates, Biteback, 259pp £19.99
EARLY IN this fascinating book, Tim Coates tells us what he’s up to: “The four months in 1854 and 1855 about which the pages of this book are to be filled are like items in a treasured box. One might picture this as a little casket upon the top of which is painted the picture of John Delane at his writing desk . . . persons named and a number of others made a contribution to the contents and when the lid is opened their efforts will be available to see.”
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