An in-depth evaluation of the colonial wars fought by the British during the nineteenth century. Covers the campaigns waged on the Indian subcontinent, Africa, Mediterranean, Far East, Americas and on the Atlantic, and in Australasia and the Pacific.
Philip J. Haythornthwaite (born 1951) is an internationally respected and prolific author and historical consultant specializing in military history, uniforms and equipment. Whilst his main area of research is the Napoleonic Wars, his impressive list of publications covers a much wider range of periods from the English Civil War until WWI.