19th Century Military History Books
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Superguns 1854–1991
NVG 265 Multiple formatsOver the last 150 years, gun designers have sought to transform warfare with artillery of superlative range and power, from William Armstrong's 19th-century "monster guns” to the latest research... -
Forts
GNM Multiple formatsEver since humans began to live together in settlements they have felt the need to organise some kind of defence against potentially hostile neighbours. Many of the earliest city states were built as walled... -
British Ironclads 1860–75
NVG 262 Multiple formatsIn November 1859, the French warship La Gloire was launched. She was the world's first seagoing ironclad - a warship built from wood, but whose hull was clad in a protective layer of iron plate. Britain,... -
Armies of the Italian Wars of Unification 1848–70 (2)
MAA 520 Multiple formatsIn the 1840s, Italy was a patchwork of states. The North was ruled by the Austrian Empire, the South by the Spanish-descended monarchy of the Two Sicilies. Over the next two decades, after wars led by... -
French Naval & Colonial Troops 1872–1914
MAA 517 Multiple formatsFrance's colonial wars in sub-Saharan Africa and South-East Asia were very largely fought by an organization completely separate from both the home-defence Metropolitan Army and the Armée d'Afrique in... -
The "Trapdoor" Springfield
WPN 62 Multiple formatsIntended to replace the proliferation of different small arms fielded by US forces during the American Civil War, the "Trapdoor Springfield” was designed in 1865-66 by Erskine S. Allin. Using metallic... -
The Cutty Sark Pocket Manual
GNM Multiple formatsConstructed on the Clyde in 1869 for the Jock Willis Shipping Line, Cutty Sark was one of the last tea clippers to be built and one of the fastest. Cutty Sark spent just a few years on the tea routes before... -
Armies of the First Carlist War 1833–39
MAA 515 Multiple formatsThe First Carlist War broke out after the death of King Ferdinand VII, the king restored at the end of the Peninsular War thanks to Wellington's victory. The crown was claimed by both his daughter Isabella,... -
Fit to Fight: A History of the Royal Army Physical Training Corps 1860–2015
OGCP Multiple formatsFormed in 1860 as the Army Gymnastic Staff, the Royal Army Physical Training Corps (RAPTC) has been keeping the British Army in shape for just over 150 years. Drawn from every regiment in the army, prospective... -
The Cavalry Lance
WPN 59 Multiple formatsThe development of cavalry firearms and the widespread disappearance of armour from the European battlefield saw a decline in the use of the cavalry lance in early modern warfare. However, by 1800 the...