The British Army on Campaign (4): 1882-1902

by Michael Barthorp

Book Overview

The Army of 1882 had just emerged from the many modernizing reforms effected between 1856-81. These included: opening of schools of instruction; abolition of the purchase of commissions; improvements in pay, living conditions and disciplinary measures and new weapons and tactics. By these later years of the 19th century the British Army had become the policeman of a vast global Empire. This volume in the acclaimed British Army on Campaign mini-series...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0850458498
• ISBN13: 9780850458497
• Release Date: July 1988
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 7.3" x 9.8"