Crimean War Research Society Crimean War Research Society The Crimean War Research Society (CWRS) is an international society of professional and amateur historians who research the Crimean War of 1854-56. The Society aims to bring previously unpublished or under researched material concerning the Crimean War to the attention of a wider audience, together with making it available to present and future historians. It publishes a quarterly journal, "The War Correspondent". Founded in London in 1983, the Society's original members were largely also members of the Victorian Military Society (VMS), who, dissatisfied with the coverage given to the Crimean War by the VMS and its
William K. Howard William K. Howard William K. Howard (June 16, 1899 – February 21, 1954) was an American film director, writer, and producer. Considered one of Hollywood's leading directors, he directed over 50 films from 1921 to 1946, including "The Thundering Herd" (1925), "The Power and the Glory" (1933), "Fire Over England" (1937), and "Johnny Come Lately" (1943). William K. Howard was born on June 16, 1899 in St. Marys, Ohio. After serving in Europe during World War I, he graduated from Ohio State University with a degree in engineering law. In 1920, Howard began working in Hollywood as an assistant director