Bătăliile de la Plevna și Vidin descrise de un voluntar englez în armata otomană
The Battles of Plevna and Vidin as Described by a British Volunteer in the Ottoman Army

Summary/Abstract: Frederick William von Herbert, a volunteer in the Ottoman army, published two volumes in which he recalled his participation in the war of 1877-1878. That one about Vidin includes precious testimonies about the situation of the city and of the Ottoman garrison in the first three months of the conflict, and also about the siege laid by the Romanian army in JanuaryFebruary 1878 (the author was not present during the siege). The book about Plevna provides several data from the point of view of the enemy about the actions of the Romanian army at Plevna and Rahova, and about its relations with the Russian army. The author appreciated the bravery of the Romanian soldiers and the fairness of the treatment of the prisoners taken at Plevna (including him), although Romania was from his point of view a vassal state which allowed to Russia to attack the Ottoman Empire. The two volumes are very well informed about the general history of the war and about its consequences for Romania.

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