Bayonet to Barrage
weaponry on the victorian battlefield
$44.64
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
30 June 2025
Summary
Bayonet to Barrage: Weaponry and Warfare in the Victorian Era
How did technical advances in weaponry alter the battlefield during the reign of Queen Victoria? In 1845, in the first Anglo-Sikh War, the outcome was decided by the bayonet; just over fifty years later, in the second Boer War, the combatants were many miles apart.
How did this transformation come about, and what impact did it have on the experience of the soldiers of the period? Stephen Manning, in this meticulou…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781526797629 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1526797623 |
| Author: | Stephen Manning |
| Publisher: | Pen & Sword Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Pen & Sword Military |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 30 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 332g |
| Dimensions: | 234mm x 156mm |
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About The Author
Stephen Manning
Dr Stephen Manning was formerly an Honorary Research Fellow in the History Department at the University of Exeter and has made a special study of Victorian military history. In addition to publishing many articles in academic journals he has written several books including:
- Evelyn Wood VC: Pillar of Empire
- Soldiers of the Queen
- Quebec: The Story of Three Sieges
- The Martini-Henry Rifle
- Bayonet to Barrage: Weaponry on the Victorian Battlefield
- Britain at War with the Asante Nation 1823-1900: ‘The White Man’s Grave’
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