Second Hand The British Army 1815–1914

A substantial scholarly anthology examining the development, organisation and social composition of the British Army between Waterloo and the outbreak of the First World War. Edited by Harold E. Raugh Jr, this volume gathers influential academic essays covering reform, officer recruitment, imperial campaigning, logistics, Victorian military culture and operational effectiveness during the nineteenth century.

Part of Ashgate’s respected International Library of Essays on Military History, the collection includes studies by leading military historians on topics such as army reform after Wellington, the Victorian officer corps, imperial warfare, Afghanistan, cavalry doctrine and the late-Victorian army. An important reference work for researchers, students and collectors interested in the British Army and imperial military history.