Our Redcoats and Bluejackets: War Pictures on Land and Sea. Forming a Continuous Narrative of the Naval and Military History of England from the year 1793 to the Present Time, including the Afghan and Zulu Campaigns, Interspersed with Anecdotes and Accounts of Personal Service. By Henry Stewart, Author of “The Ocean Wave,” etc. With a Chronological List of England’s Naval and Military Engagements.
“A capital collection of graphic sketches of plucky and brilliant achievements afloat and ashore, and has, moreover, the advantage of being a succinct narrative of historical events. It is, in fact, the naval and military history of England told in a series of effective tableaux.”—World.
“It is not a mere collection of scraps and anecdotes about our soldiers and sailors, but a history of their principal achievements since the beginning of the war in 1793. The book has charms for others than lads.”—Scotsman.
“Besides being a work of thrilling interest as a mere story-book, it will also be most valuable as a historical work for the young, who are far more likely to remember such interesting historical pictures than the dry lists of dates and battles which they find in their school-books.... Possesses such a genuine interest as no work of fiction could surpass.”—Aberdeen Journal.
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WITH UPWARDS OF 300 ENGRAVINGS BY BEWICK AND OTHERS.