A collection of essays that covers the subjects ranging from theoretical reflections ('War', 'Strategy', and 'Tactics of the Three Arms Combined') to models of historical writing (Notes on Wellington and a significant amount of material devoted to the American Civil War, including the author's thoughts on the Battle of Gettysburg).
Colonel George Francis Robert Henderson, (AKA G.F.R. Henderson ) CB was a British soldier and military author. Col. Henderson was one of Britain's most outstanding military historians. His Stonewall Jackson and the American Civil War has been universally recognized as the best biography of the famous Confederate general and a classic in military literature.