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  • Britain at War with the Asante Nation, 1823–1900

    "The White Man's Grave"

    by Stephen Manning ...
    This authoritative military history chronicles the significant but overlooked colonial wars between the British and the Asante of West Africa.Throughout the nineteenth century, Britain fought three major wars, and two minor ones, with the Asante people of West Africa. Like the Zulus, the Asante were a warrior nation who offered a tough adversary for the British regulars. And yet these wars are ... Read more

    $18.79 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Britain Against the Xhosa and Zulu Peoples

    Lord Chelmsford's South African Campaigns

    by Stephen Manning ...
    Britain's war against the Zulu people of southern Africa in the late nineteenth century is one of the most famous clashes in the history of the British empire, but her earlier wars against the Xhosa, also in southern Africa, are far less well known. And, although the role Lord Chelmsford played in the Anglo-Zulu War has been recounted in exhaustive detail, his earlier experience against the Xhosa ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Evelyn Wood VC

    Pillar of Empire

    by Stephen Manning, Saul David ...
    Given the increasing interest in the Victorian era an authoritative biography of Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood VC is long overdue. By any standards his career was remarkable and began with him in the Royal Navy in the Crimea before he transferred to the cavalry to see more action. ... Read more

    $8.69 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sir Garnet Wolseley

    Soldier of Empire

    by Stephen Manning ...
    Field Marshal Lord Wolseley was an eminent Victorian, one of a handful of late nineteenth-century military men whose reputation transcends his age. He served the British empire in Burma, India, China, the Crimea, Canada, Asante, Egypt, South Africa and the Sudan. He excelled as a regimental soldier, staff officer, army commander and reformer and eventually commander-in-chief. Yet there has been no ... Read more

    $14.39 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Bayonet to Barrage

    Weaponry on the Victorian Battlefield

    by Stephen Manning ...
    How advances in weapons technology transformed the British soldier's experience of war during the nineteenth century.How did technical advances in weaponry alter the battlefield during the reign of Queen Victoria? In 1845, in the first Anglo-Sikh War, the outcome was decided by the bayonet; just over fifty years later, in the second Boer War, the combatants were many miles apart. How did this ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Soldiers of the Queen

    Victorian Colonial Conflict in the Words of Those Who Fought

    by Stephen Manning ...
    It may come as some surprise that in such a popular area of military history there is no book that focuses on the experience of the Victorian soldier - from recruitment to embarkation, fighting and perhaps returning, perhaps dying - in his own words. Dr Manning's meticulous research in primary sources gives the lie to the received image of the disciplined, redcoated campaigner of Victorian art and ... Read more

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  • The Martini-Henry Rifle

    by Dr Stephen Manning ...
    Series Book 26 - Weapon
    The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884–85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century.Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which ... Read more

    $17.49 USD

  • The Martini-Henry Rifle

    by Dr Stephen Manning ...
    Series Book 26 - Weapon
    The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884–85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

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  • The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle

    by Peter Smithurst ...
    Series Book 10 - Weapon
    The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. First issued in 1853, the Enfield proved itself worthy during both the Crimean War and the Indian Mutiny, where its long range, durability, and interchangeable parts made it a perfect campaign rifle. However, it was during the ... Read more

    $15.99 USD

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    by Martin Pegler ...
    Series Book 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it ... Read more

    $17.99 USD

  • Mauser Military Rifles

    by Neil Grant ...
    Series Book 39 - Weapon
    This volume offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the weapons in combat and primary sources regarding their mechanical performance, this fully illustrated study charts the Mauser's origins, combat record and lasting influence. It explores the full range of Mauser rifles, beginning with the hugely successful Gew 98, which ... Read more

    $15.09 USD

  • The M1 Garand

    by Leroy Thompson ...
    Series Book 16 - Weapon
    The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S. Patton called the Garand, “The greatest battle implement ever devised.” At a time when opposing forces were armed with bolt-action rifles, US troops had a highly reliable self-loader. The ... Read more

    $15.99 USD