Crimean War gained worldwide attention for pioneering and publicising modern nursing while treating the wounded. The Crimean War also saw the first tactical use of railways and other modern inventions, such as the electric telegraph, with the first "live" war reporting to "The Times" by William Howard Russell. Some credit Russell with prompting the resignation of the sitting British government through his reporting of the lacklustre condition of British forces deployed in Crimea. Additionally, the telegraph reduced the independence of British overseas possessions from their commanders in London due to such rapid communications. Newspaper readership informed public opinion in the United Kingdom
Russell D. Howard was the Founding Director of the Jebsen Center for Counter-Terrorism Studies at The Fletcher School, before leaving in September 2008. Presently, General Howard is a Senior Fellow at Joint Special Operations University and an Adjunct Professor at The Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey. Russell D. Howard Brigadier General (retired) Russell D. Howard is an American veteran Special Forces officer, academic, tutor, writer and counter-terrorism strategist. BG. (ret) Russell Howard is Adjunct Professor and Director of the Monterey Terrorism Research and Education Program (MonTREP) at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. General Howard served as an "A" Team Commander