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The purpose of this book is to set out in an easily readable and well-illustrated form the structure of each Line Infantry Regiment from 1881 up until the beginning of the First World War, a setup which can often be seen referred to as the 'Regimental Family'. The book follows on from A Guide to the British Army's Numbered Infantry Regiments of 1751-1881, published by The Naval & Military Press in 2018. The new 'Territorial' or 'Country Regiments' have all been dealt with, along with their associated Militia, Volunteer and Territorial Force Battalions and affiliated Cadet units. The book is illustrated with 627 colour plates and contemporary photographs and will be a worthy addition to the 'Guide' series of British Army reference works.

A very good unabridged and voluminous edition of Robinson's invaluable work that was prepared for students of the Staff College Sandhurst. The series was published initially as three separate volumes and later collated into this one publication which has the benefit of a full index, revised text, maps and plans.Wellington faced and defeated many of Napoleon's marshals as the Commander-in-Chief of the Anglo-Portuguese Army during the Peninsular War, but his best-known battle was at Waterloo in 1815 where he led an Anglo-Allied force to a decisive victory over Napoleon I. It was to be his last battle.Originally published in 1907 as part of the valued 'Pall Mall Series' of military text books - works that are now regarded as classics of military theory and intended for serious or professional students of military history - each volume in this sought-after series is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous maps.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign” series of works intended for serious professional students of military history, each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches. Tactical account of the lightning six-week war between Austria and Prussia that led to the decisive Prussian victory at Königgrätz and the end of Austria’s domination of Germany by a Prussian hegemony. This was the first war between two major continental powers in seven years; it used many of the same technologies as the Second Italian War of Independence, including railways to concentrate troops during mobilisation and telegraphs to enhance long-distance communication. The Prussian Army used von Dreyse's breech-loading needle gun, which could be rapidly loaded while the soldier was seeking cover on the ground, whereas the Austrian muzzle-loading rifles could only be loaded slowly, and generally from a standing position.The main campaign of the war occurred in Bohemia. Prussian Chief of General Staff Helmuth von Moltke had planned meticulously for the war. He rapidly mobilised the Prussian Army and advanced across the border into Saxony and Bohemia, where the Austrian Army was concentrating for an invasion of Silesia. There, the Prussian armies, led nominally by King William I, converged, and the two sides met at the Battle of Königgrätz (Hradec Králové) on 3 July. The Prussian Elbe Army advanced on the Austrian left wing, and the First Army on the centre, prematurely; they risked being counter-flanked on their own left. Victory therefore depended on the timely arrival of the Second Army on the left wing. This was achieved through the brilliant work of its Chief of Staff, Leonhard Graf von Blumenthal. Superior Prussian organisation and élan decided the battle against Austrian numerical superiority, and the victory was near total, with Austrian battle deaths nearly seven times the Prussian figure. An armistice between Prussia and Austria came into effect at noon on 22 July. A preliminary peace was signed on 26 July at Nikolsburg.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign” series of works intended for serious professional students of military history, each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.The Russo-Japanese War was fought during 1904 and 1905 between the Russian Empire and the Empire of Japan over rival imperial ambitions in Manchuria and Korea.The major theatres of operations were the Liaodong Peninsula and Mukden in Southern Manchuria and the seas around Korea, Japan and the Yellow Sea. The Battles of Yalu, Nanshan, Telissu, Tashichiao, Hsimucheng, and the Battle on the East Front, 31st of July all receive good coverage.Russia suffered multiple defeats by Japan, but Tsar Nicholas II was convinced that Russia would win and chose to remain engaged in the war. The complete victory of the Japanese military surprised world observers. The consequences transformed the balance of power in East Asia. It was the first major military victory in the modern era of an Asian power over a European one. Military scholars continue to debate the historical significance of the war.

Part of the acclaimed “Special Campaign” series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.This was the first major military victory in the modern era of an Asian power over a European one. Military scholars continue to debate the historical significance of the war. Good coverage is given to the Battle of Liaoyang.Post-war reports conclusively illustrated the battlefield destructiveness of this conflict. This  was the first time the tactics of entrenched positions for infantry defended with machine guns and artillery became vitally important. Both would become dominant factors in World War I. Even though entrenched positions had already been a significant part of both the Franco-Prussian War and the American Civil War, it is now apparent that the high casualty counts, and the tactical lessons readily available to observer nations, were completely disregarded in preparations for war in Europe, and during much of the course of World War I.Introductory. - The Plans of Campaign. - Synopsis of the Battle of Liaoyang. - Order for Advance and Preliminary Movemets, 22nd to 25th August. - Actions of the 26th August. - Note to Chapter V: Events of the 26th in Detail. - Retreat to the “Advanced Position of Liaoyang”. - The Second Day of the Battle of Liaoyang. - Note to Chapter VIII- Employment of the Reserves by the Russians. The Fighting of the 5th, 3rd, and 6th Division. - The Russian retreat to the “Main Position of Liaoyang.” - Advance of the Japanese Armies. The Capture of Manjuyama. - The Russian Counter-Attack. - The Retreat of the Russians to Mukden. - Both Sides Recuperate After the Struggle. - Synopsis of the Battle of the Shaho. - 4th to 10th October. - 11th October. - Night Operations, 11th - 12th October. Notes to Chapter XVII: the Night Attacks, 11-12th October. - 12th October. Notes to Chapter XVIII: Action of the Guards and 2nd Divisions. - 13th October. - 14th October. - 15th, 16th and 17th October: The End of the Battle. - Conclusion.

Scout-Sniping is a classic 1918 sniping manual written by a Big Game hunter and decorated Great War soldier who is believed to be the only Canadian officer to escape from a German prison camp during the War. A rarity in it's original 1918 printing, it lays down the principles for the foundation for sniper training.Anderson, went overseas with the first Canadian contingent. The 101st contributed the entire 9th Battalion, but the 9th was broken up to reinforce the 1st Brigade; thus, they almost all ended up in Ontario units.He was taken prisoner at 2nd Ypres on May 9, 1915 but he escaped in October 25, 1915 using his knowledge of languages to bluff his way back to England after his escape. In a humorous letter to the Commandant of the POW Camp he has escaped from he wrote: "It was on April 24, 1915 that I was taken Prisoner at Ypres after every man that was with me was killed. I was blown up twice and when I woke up I was a Prisoner. I arrived at your Hotel on 28th of April and it is no doubt one of the best, if not the best, Prison Camps in Germany... No one ever had a prison camp, but there is always some way of getting out. I had been a big game hunter all my life. I can go get the big bull moose, elk, deer, grizzly bear. That being the case, yours or any one else's sentries are worth little or nothing as far as I am concerned..."

In A Guide to the Volunteer Training Corps, Ray Westlake has provided for the first time records of many of these fascinating early home defence volunteer units; his main source of information being contemporary records. A short history of the Volunteer Training Corps has also been provided, together with a comprehensive listing of all Volunteer Regiments, Volunteer Battalions, Artillery, Engineer, Army Service Corps, Royal Army Medical Corps and Motor formations. This will be an essential reference book for all those researching the men who, being too old or too young to fight, voluntarily set aside their private time during the First World War for their King and Country.A regular question put to Ray Westlake during his fifty or more years writing and researching Britain's auxiliary forces has been, 'Where can I find a list giving details of the several Volunteer Training Corps units raised during the early months of the Great War?' True, the post-1915 years that saw the smaller companies merged into battalions, and later regiments, has been adequately covered in the several Volunteer Lists available. But what about the 'Citizens' corps, or the 'Fencibles', the 'Defence' organisations, the 'Village Guards'; those raised by shooting, cricket, golf or football clubs, or by railway companies, factories or athletes, businessmen or old school fellows? The answer, until now, has regrettably been there is none.

A facsimile of the special war transportation issue of the Railway Gazette in 1920, which covers both narrow & standard gauge lines. Includes maps, diagrams & photographs. A comprehensive study of the directorate's transport efforts.

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.The military lessons of the Russian campaign are numerous. In its general features, in the grandeur of its conception, and in some respects in its execution, as well as in its abysmal end, this gigantic invasion was splendid and awe-inspiring. Who can contemplate unmoved the sublime spectacle of that mighty human stream pouring across Europe into Russia, fighting its way to Moscow, and its shattered remnants struggling back across the Berezina, in worst icy flood so many thousand lives were quenched in circumstances of tragic horror. The dramatic figure of the Great Emperor, standing in the snow during the retreat, domination the situation by the mere terror of his personality, will stand out for ever on the page of history. The fortitude in the retreat of Ney, what warrior of transcendent courage, who, asked were the rearguard, replied in all truth "I am the rearguard"; and in response to a summons to surrender "A Marshal of France never surrenders!" furnishes one of the finest episodes of this dramatic epoch.The Causes of War - Preparations for War - The Opposing Forces - The Theatre of War - The Invasion of Lithuania - The Advance to the Dwina - From the Dwina to the Dnieper - The Battle of Smolensk - The Advance to Borodino - The Battle of Borodino - The Occupation of Moscow - From Moscow to Maloyaroslavetz - The Retreat to Smolensk - From Smolensk to Borisov - The Passage of the Berezina - From the Berezina to the Niemen - The Causes of Failure.Maps and Plans:1. Map of the Theatre of Operations.2. Map to Illustrate the Operations round Smolensk.3. Plan of Smolensk and its Environs.4. The Battle of Borodino.5. From Moscow to Smolensk.6. The Passage of the Berezina.

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.Marlborough's leadership of the Allied armies from 1701 to 1710 during The War of the Spanish Succession consolidated Britain's emergence as a front-rank power, while his ability to maintain unity demonstrated his diplomatic skills. He is often remembered by military historians as much for his organisational and logistic skills as tactical abilities. However, he was also instrumental in moving from the siege warfare that dominated the Nine Years' War, arguing one battle was worth ten sieges.

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.Lt.-Col. Pratt, who served as an officer in the Royal Engineers, provides a useful account of the campaign that examines the evidence with an expert military eye. He deals with the varied opinions of previous historians and weighs the eyewitness accounts against the events.

Part of the acclaimed "Special Campaign" series of works intended for serious professional students of military history each volume is interspersed with strategical and tactical comments and illustrated by numerous sketches.The 1814 campaign in France was Napoleon's final campaign. Following their victory at Leipzig , Russian, Austrian and other German armies invaded France. Despite the disproportionate forces in favour of the Coalition, Napoleon managed to inflict many defeats. However, the Coalition kept advancing towards Paris, which capitulated in late March 1814. Napoleon was deposed and exiled to Elba and the victorious powers started to redraw the map of Europe. Napoleon escaped from Elba the following year leading to the last conflict in the Napoleonic Wars, the defeat of Napoleon at the Battle of Waterloo.