From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
The period 1815-1914 is sometimes called the long century of peace. It was in reality very far from that. It was a century of civil wars, popular uprisings, and struggles for Independence. An era of colonial expansion, wars of Empire, and colonial campaigning, much of which was unconventional in nature. It was also an age of major conventional wars, in Europe that would see the Crimea campaign and the wars of German unification. Such conflicts, along with the American Civil War, foreshadowed the total war of the 20th century.
It was also a period of great technological advancement, which in time impacted the military and warfare in general. Steam power, electricity, the telegraph, the radio, the railway, all became tools of war. The century was one of dramatic change. Tactics altered, sometimes slowly, to meet the challenges of the new technology. The dramatic change in the technology of war in this period is reflected in the new title of this series: From Musket to Maxim.
The new title better reflects the fact that the series covers all nations and all conflict of the period between 1815-1914. Already the series has commissioned books that deal with matters outside the British experience. This is something that the series will endeavour to do more of in the future. At the same time there still remains an important place for the study of the British military during this period. It is one of fascination, with campaigns that capture the imagination, in which Britain although the world’s predominant power, continues to field a relatively small army.
The aim of the series is to throw the spotlight on the conflicts of that century, which can often get overlooked, sandwiched as they are between two major conflicts, the French/Revolutionary/Napoleonic Wars and the First World War. The series will produced a variety of books and styles. Some will look simply at campaigns or battles. Others will concentrate on particular aspects of a war or campaign. There will also be books that look at wider concepts of warfare during this era. It is the intention that this series will present a platform for historians to present their work on an important but often overlooked century of warfare.
Contacts
Series Editor : Dr Christopher Brice
Submissions
The publishers would be pleased to receive submissions for this series. Please contact the series editor(s) above, or in writing to Helion & Company, Unit 8, Amherst Business Centre, Budbrooke Road, Warwick CV34 5WE.
Hungary 1848
The Winter Campaign
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #11
372 pages 18 b/w maps
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The Rescue They Called a Raid
The Jameson Raid 1895-96
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #10
180 pages 43 b/w illustrations, 1 colour plate, 4 b/w maps
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Redcoats in the Classroom
The British Army's Schools for Soldiers and their Children during the 19th Century
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #9
414 pages 22 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps, 25 tables
Paperback £35.00
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Bazaine 1870
Scapegoat for a Nation
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #8
320 pages 87 b/w ills, 7 colour maps
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The British and the Sikhs
Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #7
112 pages 8pp colour section & 23 b/w images
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Also available in : Helion Digital Edition
Kitchener
The Man Not The Myth
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #6
274 pages 45 b/w ills/photos, 3 maps
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Journey Through the Wilderness
Garnet Wolseley's Canadian Red River Expedition of 1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #5
194 pages 35 b/w photos/ills, 8 maps
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Victory over Disease
Resolving the Medical Crisis in the Crimean War, 1854-1856
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #4
308 pages 2 maps, 23 ills, 47 tables, 23 graphs
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The Furthest Garrison
Imperial Regiments in New Zealand 1840-1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #3
176 pages c 6-8 ills
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For Queen and Company
Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #2
112 pages c 60 ills & maps
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The Battle of Majuba Hill
The Transvaal Campaign 1880-1881
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #1
152 pages 1 colour photo, 1 colour ill, 35 b/w photos, 14 b/w ills, 6 maps
Paperback £19.95
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Dust of Glory
The First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842, its Causes and Course
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
400 pages 16 sketch maps
Not yet published - in Spring 2021 list
From the Atacama to the Andes
Battles of the War of the Pacific 1879-1883
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
192 pages 8 colour plates, c 36 b/w photos, 15 maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2021 list
Guns, Gold and Slaves
The Ashanti Gunmen
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
256 pages
Not yet published - in Spring 2021 list
Sedan to Saarbruck The Franco-German War 1870-1871 Volume 1
Uniforms, Organisation and Weapons of the Armies of the Imperial Phase of the War
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
184 pages 20 colour plates, c 50 b/w illustrations
Not yet published - in Autumn 2021 list
The Battle of Lissa 1866
How the Industrial Revolution changed the face of naval warfare
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
232 pages c 20 ills, 3 maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2021 list
The Fire of Venture Was in His Veins
Major Allan Wilson and the Shangani Patrol 1893
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
164 pages c 30 b/w ills, 4 maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2021 list
The German War of 1866
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
416 pages
Not yet published - in Spring 2021 list
The War of the Two Brothers
The Portuguese Civil War, 1828-1834
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
156 pages 22 colour plates, 36 b/w images incl. 10 maps & time diagrams, 27 tables
Not yet published - in Spring 2021 list
The Zulu Kingdom and the Boer Invasion of 1837-1840
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914
272 pages c 24 b/w ills, 8 colour plates, 11 maps
Not yet published - in Autumn 2021 list
