This fully illustrated account of this hard-wearing weapon's origins, combat performance and wider impact draws upon a host of first-hand accounts to offer a glimpse of what it was like to fight at Culloden, Waterloo or the Alamo.
This compact volume by Stuart Reid examines the Scots armies who fought in the English Civil Wars, and features numerous illustrations and photographs, including full page colour plates by Graham Turner.
A detailed examination of the society that produced these fierce fighters and the tactics they used in battle including the feared 'Highland Charge'.
At the infantry uniforms of the mid-18th century British Army, also covering the various auxiliary infantry formations.
Featuring illustrations throughout, an examination of the armies that fought during the 1798 Irish rebellion.
Culloden expert Stuart Reid strips away the myths surrounding the events of the campaign, revealing some of the lesser known and fascinating truths about the Jacobite Rising.
An account of Oliver Cromwell's victory at Dunbar from a different angle, featuring maps and illustrations throughout.
This book describes and illustrates the group of men who, despite the diversity of their origins, equipment, weaponry and dress, were united in a common cause that reached its culmination in the victory of San Jacinto.
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Complemented by many illustrations, including eight full page colour plates by Bryan Fosten, Stuart Reid's engaging text examines the uniforms and organisation of Wellington's Highlanders.
Stuart Reid details how one of the British Army's consummate professionals literally beat the King's enemies before breakfast and in so doing decided the fate of a continent.
A concise, illustrated history of the British Army's uniforms in the wake of the Clothing Regulations.