Queen Victoria's Commanders

This ripping book by Michael Barthorp gives brief biographies to a selection of military leaders who featured in the numerous campaigns and little wars of the Victorian era. Of neccessity is the brevity of the coverage for each campaign and personality, given the space limitations of the books in this series. What truly inspired me to give a 5 star rating were the colour illustrations by Douglas Anderson. His style is truly evocative of the era and continues the tradition of "thin red line" illustrations in the Harry Payne style.