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1	Queen Victoria's Little Wars more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist A written account of what Kipling called "the savage wars of peace", this text records the story of the little-known conflicts where British soldiers fought for Queen Victoria and her Empire. see all copies from $2.13! new only from $7.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Stonewall: A Biography of General Thomas J. Jackson more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist In the first major biography of the Civil War general in more than 30 years, Farwell reveals a quirky, obsessive, dark personality radically different from the storybook version. The author's lively narrative is balanced by meticulous research on every battle and facet of Jackson's life, resulting in an honest, often unflattering yet sympathetic ... see all copies from $5.65! new only from $11.89! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	The Gurkhas more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist "Filled with interesting and often highly entertaining historical anecdotes, and there are some rare photographs and illustrations. . . . Lucid, well written. . . . A very sound contribution to our understanding of British Empire and South Asian history."-Choice see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.99! \| first editions \| SVS
4	Eminent Victorian Soldiers: Seekers of Glory more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist Farwell provides profiles of eight Victorian military officers--men who helped create the British Empire and whose lives reflect the age. Photos. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The great Boer War more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist Mafeking, Colenso, Ladysmith and Spion Kop, battles won by the Boers against the might of the British Empire, still have a resonance a century on. The Great Boer War (1899-1902) pitted a sturdy, stubborn, hardy pioneer people against the arrogant self-confidence of Britain at the height of her power. It produced in almost equal measure ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $26.08! \| first editions
6	The Great Anglo-Boer War more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist The Boer War (1899-1902) was one of the last of the romantic wars, pitting a sturdy, stubborn pioneer people, fighting to establish the independence of their tiny nation, against the might of the British Empire at its peak. Farwell captures the incredible feats, the personal heroism, the unbelievable folly, and the many incidents of humor as well ... see all copies from $4.44! new only from $18.76! \| first editions \| SVS
7	Great War in Africa 1914-1918 more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist The African front comprised a series of conflicts, schemes, maneuvers, heroics, disasters, inhospitable climate and geography, and insects--as the Allies sought to conquer four German colonies. see all copies from $3.96! new only from $8.93! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	Mr. Kipling's Army: All the Queen's Men more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist This is an upstairs-downstairs view of the Victorian-Edwardian army, one of the world's most peculiar fighting forces. The battles are household words, but the idiosyncracies and eccentricities of its soldiers and their often appalling living conditions are largely unrecorded. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $8.09! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
9	The Encyclopedia of Nineteenth-Century Land Warfare: An Illustrated World View more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist Throughout the 19th century, conflict seldom abated, whether between the European powers or among their colonial proxies around the world. Designed for the scholar and general reader, this book's entries include a wide range of comprehensive information. Global in reach, it covers Latin American rebellions; African, Indian and Southeast Asian ... see all copies from $17.49! new only from $35.00! \| first editions
10	Over There: The United States in the Great War, 1917-1918 more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist Farwell's informed, stirring account describes not only how the United States turned the tide of World War I but also how, with all its concomitant awkwardness and confusion, the war served as a national coming-of-age experience. 29 photos; 12 maps; 2 drawings. see all copies from $5.84! new only from $12.28! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Burton: 2a Biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist The scope of this biography of Richard Burton does full justice to his life. "no man can be all things at once, no matter how hard he tried, but no man tried harder than Richard Francis Burton". He made significant contributions in the fields of literature and geography. He was also a poet, traveller, soldier, diplomat, inventor, explorer, ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
12 view cover	The Man Who Presumed: A Biography of Henry M. Stanley more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $15.01! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Armies of the Raj: From the Great Indian Mutiny to Independence, 1858-1947 more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist "The stories are glorious and told with zest and verve."-Washington Times see all copies from $4.50! new only from $9.16! \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Over There: The United States in the Great War, 1917-18 more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist When the United States finally declared war on Germany on April 6, 1917, the British and French armies were at a point of total exhaustion; within two weeks the French troops had mutinied, leaving the Western Front practically undefended. In the same month, Lenin arrived in Moscow on the heels of the Russian Revolution and vowed to make peace with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $13.52! \| first editions
15 view cover	Prisoners of the Mahdi: The Story of the Mahdist Revolt Which Frustrated Queen Victoria's Designs on the Sudan ... more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist see all copies from $4.65! new only from $15.01! \| first editions \| SVS
16	Mr. Kipling's Army more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist see all copies from $3.00! new only from $94.95! \| first editions
17	Armies of the Raj: From the Mutiny to Independence, 1858-1947 more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist An account of all the forces in India during the last 90 years of the British Raj. It includes information on the organization of the Indian Army, the Khyber Rifles and Skinner's horse, the pageantry of the Imperial Assemblage and the brothels of Lucknow. It also includes such events as the Singapore Mutiny, the great venereal epidemic which ... see all copies from $8.00! first editions
18 view cover	Balls Bluff: A Small Battle and Its Long Shadow more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist On October 21, 1861, Confederate troops scored what was probably the most complete victory by either side in the Civil War at Ball's Bluff, 35 miles from Washington. see all copies from $3.56! new only from $10.44! \| first editions
19 view cover	Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Francis Burton more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist Explorer and inventor, soldier and poet, archaeologist and diplomat, Richard Francis Burton (18211890) was the most remarkable man of his age. Farwell brilliantly recreates his versatile achievements. see all copies from $4.94! new only from $70.00! \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Burton: A Biography of Sir Richard Frances Burton more books like this by Byron Farwell, Simon Vance (Read by) add to wishlist Explorer and inventor, soldier and poet, archaeologist and diplomat, Richard Francis Burton (18211890) was the most remarkable man of his age. Farwell brilliantly recreates his versatile achievements. see all copies from $42.70! new only from $42.70!
21	Prisoners of the Mahdi : the story of the Mahdist Revolt from the fall of Khartoum to the reconquest of the Sudan by Kitchener fourteen years later, and of thedaily lives and sufferings in captivity of three European prisoners, a soldier, a merchant... more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist see all copies from $7.00! first editions
22	For Queen and Country more books like this by Byron Farwell add to wishlist see all copies from $15.00! first editions

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