'No national fighting force in history was called upon to fight over a wider variety of terrain, deal with a greater variety of adversaries and adapt to such a wide range of tactics within the reign of a single monarch than the British Army of the Victorian era. Much has been written on the numerous wars and campaigns of that period, but the ultimate enforcer of the empire, the rank-and-file British soldier, is usually represented as a steadfast cliche in a sun helmet. Ian Knight's new book Go To Your God Like A Soldier: The British Soldier Fighting for Empire, 1837-1902 treats 'Tommy Atkins' with rather more depth and scope, covering not just his uniforms and weaponry, but the necesssary equipment for everyday life between battles ... Profusely illustrated ... [with] photographs that enhance the text by conveying the feel of the times, Go To Your God Like A Soldier is a useful guide to the campaign of the British Empire - and of the often-underappreciated fighting men who built and preserved that empire.' John Guttman, Editor of Military History (USA) reviewing Go To Your God Like A Soldier by Ian Knight. 'The Anatomy of Glory is a monumental work which must surely be regarded as essential reading by those with an interest in this most elite of all French units, as well as students of the period in general. ... The narrative is alive with numerous extracts and quotations which are used to very good effect ... Lachouque's passion is evident throughout ...The Anatomy of Glory is both informative and entertaining: a work of unquestionable quality - termed a masterpiece by Elting - and a monumental contribution to Napoleonic literature.' The Waterloo Journal reviewing The Anatomy of Glory by Henry Lachouque. 'Muffling's memoirs provide an exceptional first-hand account of the Napoleonic Wars ... His memoirs are a valuable primary source, as they are one of the few accounts written by a senior Prussian officer in the Napoleonic Wars to be translated into English.' The Waterloo Journal reviewing The Memoirs of Baron von Muffling. 'A concise and most informative analysis of the campaign ... this reprint from Greenhill Books as Napoleonic Library 32 is particularly welcome.' Stuart Asquith, Military Modelling, reviewing Waterloo Lectures by Colonel Charles Chesney. 'An exceedingly useful book for anyone who wants to understand how a Napoleonic Army manoeuvred and fought ... worth buying.' Practical Wargamer reviewing Imperial Bayonets: Tactics of the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion and Brigade as found in Contemporary Regulations by George Nafziger. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 82 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 1998 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com