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Published in 1901, this work presents an unbiased comparison between the fighting men of the United States and Great Britain. What prompted the writer to draw this comparison was that both the countries fought testing wars against other civilized nations, in which they confronted the unknown conditions of modern warfare for the first time.
Contents include:
The New Soldier and His Equipment
British and American Recruits
The Common Soldier in the Field
The Officers
American and British Tactics
Feeding the Two Armies
The Railroad in Modern War
Transportation of Troops by Sea
The Last Days of the Boer Capital
The British in Pretoria
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