A wounded British soldier being visited in an Egyptian hospital by a monk, a sister of mercy and a chaplain. Wood engraving after F. Villiers.

A hospital ward in the military hospital, Portsea. Wood engraving by W. Thomas, 1855.

Crimean War: a blazing battle in and around the harbour at Sevastopol, details of the French and English ships are given. Wood engraving, 1855.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 44.7 x 74.5 cm

The pursuit of power : technology, armed force, and society since A.D. 1000 / William H. McNeill.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 15 x 23.6 cm

Queen Victoria with her entourage visiting invalided soldiers at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. Wood engraving, 1855.

The age of battles : the quest for decisive warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo / Russell F. Weigley.

1 print : wood engraving ; image 13.8 x 22.7 cm

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Crimean War: a blazing battle in and around the harbour at Sevastopol, details of the French and English ships are given. Wood engraving, 1855.

The pursuit of power : technology, armed force, and society since A.D. 1000 / William H. McNeill.

Queen Victoria with her entourage visiting invalided soldiers at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. Wood engraving, 1855.

The age of battles : the quest for decisive warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo / Russell F. Weigley.

A hospital ward in the military hospital, Portsea. Wood engraving by W. Thomas, 1855.

Military history, Modern

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Crimean War: a blazing battle in and around the harbour at Sevastopol, details of the French and English ships are given. Wood engraving, 1855.

The pursuit of power : technology, armed force, and society since A.D. 1000 / William H. McNeill.

Queen Victoria with her entourage visiting invalided soldiers at Fort Pitt Hospital, Chatham. Wood engraving, 1855.

The age of battles : the quest for decisive warfare from Breitenfeld to Waterloo / Russell F. Weigley.

A hospital ward in the military hospital, Portsea. Wood engraving by W. Thomas, 1855.

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