Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - From Waterloo to Balaclava: Tactics, Technology, and the British Army 1815-1854

From Waterloo to Balaclava: Tactics, Technology, and the British Army 1815-1854
From Waterloo to Balaclava Tactics Technology and the British Army 18151854
Author: Hew Strachan
In 1815 the British army stood at a peak in its history: under Wellington it had taken part in the final defeat of Napoleon at Waterloo. Yet in 1854, when next engaged in war against a European enemy, its performance was at best mediocre and at worst disastrous. For the press at the time, as for historians since, the Crimean War revealed an inco...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521304399
ISBN-10: 0521304393
Publication Date: 11/27/1985
Pages: 196
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: