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From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

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 and 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.

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Series Editor : Musket To Maxim

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.

The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 4 : Catastrophe: Sedan, Strasbourg and Metz 1870
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 4

Catastrophe: Sedan, Strasbourg and Metz 1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #40

Grenville Bird

630 pages 18 colour & 38 b/w illustrations, c. 120 colour & 71 b/w photos, 12 colour maps, 17 tactical diagrams

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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 3 : The Sedan Campaign 1870
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 3

The Sedan Campaign 1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #39

Grenville Bird

552 pages 129 colour photos, 65 b/w photos, 5 colour illustrations, 24 b/w illustrations, 16 colour maps & 1 b/w map

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The Spioenkop Campaign : The Battles to Relieve Ladysmith, 17-27 January 1900
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The Spioenkop Campaign

The Battles to Relieve Ladysmith, 17-27 January 1900
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #38

Robert Davidson

278 pages 82 b/w photos & illustrations, 10 maps

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More Work than Glory : Buffalo Soldiers in the United States Army, 1866-1916
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More Work than Glory

Buffalo Soldiers in the United States Army, 1866-1916
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #37

John P Langellier

330 pages 60 b/w photos, 1 colour photo, 5 colour maps, 9 tables

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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 2 : The Battles around Metz 1870
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 2

The Battles around Metz 1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #36

Grenville Bird

614 pages 14 b/w illustrations, 53 b/w photos, 9 colour illustrations, 78 colour photos, 17 maps

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From Ironclads to Dreadnoughts : The Development of the German Battleship, 1864-1918
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From Ironclads to Dreadnoughts

The Development of the German Battleship, 1864-1918
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #35

Dirk Nottelmann, David M. Sullivan

504 pages 432 b/w photos, 281 b/w illustrations, 2 maps, 30 tables

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Kitchener : The Man Not The Myth
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Kitchener

The Man Not The Myth
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #34

Anne Samson

260 pages 45 b/w ills/photos, 3 maps

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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 1 : The Opening Engagements of the Franco-German War 1870-71
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The Destruction of the Imperial Army Volume 1

The Opening Engagements of the Franco-German War 1870-71
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #33

Grenville Bird

608 pages 36 b/w illustrations, 41 b/w photos, 9 colour illustrations,78 colour photos, 16 colour maps

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Too Little Too Late : The Campaign in West and South Germany June-July 1866
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Too Little Too Late

The Campaign in West and South Germany June-July 1866
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #32

Michael Embree

278 pages 45 b/w ills, 16 colour ills, 19 colour maps

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The Battle of Magersfontein : Victory and defeat on the South African veld, 10-12 December 1899
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The Battle of Magersfontein

Victory and defeat on the South African veld, 10-12 December 1899
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #31

Garth Benneyworth

264 pages 25 b/w illustrations, 118 b/w photos, 1 colour illustration, 11 colour photos, 11 maps

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Controlling the Frontier : Southern Africa 1806-1828, The Cape Frontier Wars and The Fetcani Alarm
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Controlling the Frontier

Southern Africa 1806-1828, The Cape Frontier Wars and The Fetcani Alarm
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #30

Hugh Driver

134 pages 42 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w photos, 3 maps

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The Republic Fights Back the Franco-German War 1870-1871 Volume 2 : Uniforms, Organization and Weapons of the Armies of the Republican Phase of the War
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The Republic Fights Back the Franco-German War 1870-1871 Volume 2

Uniforms, Organization and Weapons of the Armies of the Republican Phase of the War
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #29

Ralph Weaver

176 pages 20 colour plates, 100 b/w illustrations, 5 b/w maps

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Line in the Sand : French Foreign Legion Forts and Fortifications in Morocco 1900-1926
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Line in the Sand

French Foreign Legion Forts and Fortifications in Morocco 1900-1926
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #28

Richard Jeynes

104 pages 3 b/w photos, 1 colour illustration, 28 colour photos, 14 maps, 2 tables

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Hungary 1849 : The Summer Campaign
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Hungary 1849

The Summer Campaign
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #27

Christopher Pringle

556 pages 23 maps, 124 tables

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Onwards to Omdurman : The Anglo-Egyptian Campaign to Reconquer the Sudan, 1896-1898
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Onwards to Omdurman

The Anglo-Egyptian Campaign to Reconquer the Sudan, 1896-1898
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #26

Keith Surridge

170 pages 30 b/w illustrations, 8 b/w photos, 9 colour illustrations, 13 maps

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British Military Panoramas : Battle in The Round, 1800-1914
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British Military Panoramas

Battle in The Round, 1800-1914
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #25

Professor Ian Beckett

210 pages 52 b/w illustrations, 7 b/w photos, 19 colour illustrations, 9 colour photos

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The Battle for the Swiepwald : Austria's Fatal Blunder at Königgrätz, the climactic battle of the Austro-Prussian War, 3 July 1866
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The Battle for the Swiepwald

Austria's Fatal Blunder at Königgrätz, the climactic battle of the Austro-Prussian War, 3 July 1866
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #24

Ernst Heidrich, Gerard W Henry, Dr Frederick P Steinhardt

134 pages 18 b/w photos & illustrations, 3 maps

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Victorian Crusaders : British and Irish Volunteers in the Papal Army 1860-70
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Victorian Crusaders

British and Irish Volunteers in the Papal Army 1860-70
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #23

Nicholas Schofield

222 pages 58 colour & b/w illustrations, 5 b/w maps

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The Rise of the Sikh Soldier : The Sikh Warrior through the ages, c1700-1900
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The Rise of the Sikh Soldier

The Sikh Warrior through the ages, c1700-1900
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #22

Gurinder Singh Mann

290 pages 15 colour & 32 b/w illustrations, 16 colour & 22 b/w photos, 10 maps

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From the Atacama to the Andes : Battles of the War of the Pacific 1879-1883
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From the Atacama to the Andes

Battles of the War of the Pacific 1879-1883
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #21

Alan Curtis

236 pages 35 b/w photographs, 8 colour plates, 15 colour maps

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The Fire of Venture Was in His Veins : Major Allan Wilson and the Shangani Patrol 1893: Rhodesia's 'Custer's Last Stand'
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The Fire of Venture Was in His Veins

Major Allan Wilson and the Shangani Patrol 1893: Rhodesia's 'Custer's Last Stand'
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #20

David Snape

178 pages 20 b/w ills, 22 b/w photos, 2 colour ills, 3 maps

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The Zulu Kingdom and the Boer Invasion of 1837-1840
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The Zulu Kingdom and the Boer Invasion of 1837-1840

From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #19

John Laband

276 pages 20 b/w ills, 5 b/w photos, 14 colour ills, 4 colour photos, 13 maps

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The Battle of Lissa 1866 : How the Industrial Revolution Changed the Face of Naval Warfare
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The Battle of Lissa 1866

How the Industrial Revolution Changed the Face of Naval Warfare
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #18

Quintin Barry

256 pages 2 b/w ills, 19 b/w photos, 11 colour maps

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Saarbruck to Sedan the Franco-German War 1870-1871 Volume 1 : Uniforms, Organization and Weapons of the Armies of the Imperial Phase of the War
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Saarbruck to Sedan the Franco-German War 1870-1871 Volume 1

Uniforms, Organization and Weapons of the Armies of the Imperial Phase of the War
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #17

Ralph Weaver

134 pages 41 b/w ills, 20pp colour plates, 3 maps, 6 tables

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Dust of Glory : The First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842, its Causes and Course
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Dust of Glory

The First Anglo-Afghan War 1839-1842, its Causes and Course
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #16

Bill Whitburn

428 pages 12 b/w ills. 23 colour ills, 17 b/w maps

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The German War of 1866
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The German War of 1866

From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #15

Theodore Fontane, Gerard W Henry, Dr Frederick P Steinhardt

478 pages 96 b/w illustrations, maps and sketches

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Forgotten Victorian Generals : Studies in the Exercise of Command and Control in the British Army 1837-1901
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Forgotten Victorian Generals

Studies in the Exercise of Command and Control in the British Army 1837-1901
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #14

Dr Christopher Brice

284 pages 8 b/w illustrations, 6 b/w maps

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The War of the Two Brothers : The Portuguese Civil War, 1828-1834
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The War of the Two Brothers

The Portuguese Civil War, 1828-1834
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #12

Sérgio Veludo Coelho

132 pages 25 b/w & 1 colour illustrations, 21 pages colour uniform plates, 8 b/w maps, numerous tables

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Hungary 1848 : The Winter Campaign
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Hungary 1848

The Winter Campaign
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #11

Johann Nobili, Christopher Pringle

372 pages 18 b/w maps

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The Rescue They Called a Raid : The Jameson Raid 1895-96
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The Rescue They Called a Raid

The Jameson Raid 1895-96
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #10

David Snape

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
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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

Howard R Clarke

414 pages 22 b/w illustrations, 4 b/w maps, 25 tables

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Bazaine 1870 : Scapegoat for a Nation
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Bazaine 1870

Scapegoat for a Nation
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #8

Quintin Barry

320 pages 87 b/w ills, 7 colour maps

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The British and the Sikhs : Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900
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The British and the Sikhs

Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #7

Gurinder Singh Mann

112 pages 8pp colour section & 23 b/w images

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Journey Through the Wilderness : Garnet Wolseley's Canadian Red River Expedition of 1870
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Journey Through the Wilderness

Garnet Wolseley's Canadian Red River Expedition of 1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #5

Paul McNicholls

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
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Victory over Disease

Resolving the Medical Crisis in the Crimean War, 1854-1856
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #4

Michael Hinton

308 pages 2 maps, 23 ills, 47 tables, 23 graphs

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The Furthest Garrison : Imperial Regiments in New Zealand 1840-1870
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The Furthest Garrison

Imperial Regiments in New Zealand 1840-1870
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #3

Adam Davis

176 pages c 6-8 ills

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For Queen and Company : Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
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For Queen and Company

Vignettes of the Irish Soldier in the Indian Mutiny
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #2

David Truesdale, John Young

112 pages c 60 ills & maps

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The Battle of Majuba Hill : The Transvaal Campaign 1880-1881
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The Battle of Majuba Hill

The Transvaal Campaign 1880-1881
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914 #1

John Laband

152 pages 1 colour photo, 1 colour ill, 35 b/w photos, 14 b/w ills, 6 maps

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A Matter Too Serious to be Overlooked! : The Causes, Course and Results of the AmaNdebele and Mashona Uprisings in 1896
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A Matter Too Serious to be Overlooked!

The Causes, Course and Results of the AmaNdebele and Mashona Uprisings in 1896
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

David Snape

216 pages 4 b/w illustrations, 70 b/w photos, 7 b/w maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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Black Week : The British Army and Defeat in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1900
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Black Week

The British Army and Defeat in the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1900
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Quintin Barry

208 pages c 40 b/w ills & photos, c 6 maps

Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list

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Canadians on the Veldt : Canada and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
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Canadians on the Veldt

Canada and the Anglo-Boer War 1899-1902
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Paul McNicholls

272 pages 50 b/w illustration, 8 maps, 8pp colour illustrations

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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Churchill and Small Wars 1895-1900
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Churchill and Small Wars 1895-1900

From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

David Jablonsky

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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Decision in Lombardy : The Battle of Solferino, June 24 1859
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Decision in Lombardy

The Battle of Solferino, June 24 1859
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Bruno Dotto, Jeff Browne

500 pages 30 b/w photos, 1 colour illustration, 8 colour photos, 7-10 tables, 5-6 b/w maps, 8-10 colour maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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Russian Campaigns in Central Asia : The Russian Military Expeditions to Khiva in 1839 and 1873
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Russian Campaigns in Central Asia

The Russian Military Expeditions to Khiva in 1839 and 1873
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

VA Perovskii, Emil Schmidt

240 pages 5 b/w maps & diagrams

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The British Empire’s Regulars 1880 - 1914 : Soldiers of Britain, India and Africa
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The British Empire’s Regulars 1880 - 1914

Soldiers of Britain, India and Africa
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Wendell Scholander

272 pages 71 b/w photos, 5 maps, 56 tables

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The Chameleon and the Fly : The AmaNdebele War of 1893
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The Chameleon and the Fly

The AmaNdebele War of 1893
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

David Snape

336 pages 79 b/w illustrations, 4pp colour illustrations, 5 maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The Honvéd War : Armies of the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-49
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The Honvéd War

Armies of the Hungarian War of Independence 1848-49
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Nigel James Smith

180 pages 30 b/w illustrations, 10 b/w photos, 8 colour illustrations, 6pp colour plates, 2 maps, c 14 tables

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849 : An Illustrated Military History
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The Hungarian War of Independence 1848-1849

An Illustrated Military History
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

Róbert Hermann, Péter Bayer, Christopher Pringle

444 pages 150 b/w ills, 50 colour ills, 25 maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The Life of Lieut. General Sir James Moncrieff Grierson
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The Life of Lieut. General Sir James Moncrieff Grierson

From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

D S MacDiarmid

200 pages 10 b/w photos, maps

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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The Science of War : A Collection of essay and lectures, 1892-1903
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The Science of War

A Collection of essay and lectures, 1892-1903
From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

G F R Henderson

248 pages 20 maps, diagrams

Not yet published - in Spring 2024 list

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The Spanish Navy in the War of 1898
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The Spanish Navy in the War of 1898

From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914

John Houghton

288 pages c 100 b/w photos, 8 maps, c 10 tables

Not yet published - in Autumn 2024 list

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