1912 Maps and Plans Illustrating Fortescue's History of the British Army: Volume VII

Description

First Edition, Folding Maps, Folding Plates, Illustrated, Publishers' Original Binding, Very Scarce, With Dustwrapper

The first edition.

Volume VII of Fortescue's History of the British Army, containing the "Maps and Plans".

Bound in the publisher's cloth with the vanishingly scarce, unclipped dust wrapper.

Written by British military historian, Sir John William Fortescue, who is best known for this extensive 'History of the British Army', tracing Britain's military from its start until the late 18th century.

This volume contains eighteen maps depicting various campaigns and places of military involvement between 1809 and 1911, including the campaign in Portugal, 1809, Operations in Guadeloupe, 1810, the attacks on Talavera, 1809, among others.

Collated, complete.