"After the Crimean War, the tested evolutions of line and column protected by light infantry extended as skirmishers, and all conducted customarily in 'quick time' of 108 paces to the minute remained unaltered. The standing postion remained the norm for loading and firing, whether with volleys or file-firing, though use of cover, kneeling, and even lying down to fire, and 'double time' (150 paces per minute) were permitted for skirmishers." These 48 pages of text (including 8 colour plates) are full of interesting observations of the organisation, equipment and accoutrements of the British soldier on campaign. It covers the period just following the Crimean War. It travels from the Indian Mutiny to the 2nd Afghanistan War, but covers many other smaller conflicts in between. The book is a wonderful taster to whet your appetite, but you will soon be hungering for more. The information that is available seems accurate and is presented in a crisp and concise manner. Probably the most useful section is the campaign modifications of the uniforms of the regiments involved. It is easy to forget that the regiments could and did change their uniform for each of the theatres that they were involved in. Sometimes, this was officially sanctioned, but many times it was not. Indeed, the introduction of Khaki to the British army comes from just such an unofficial adaptation of the uniforms during the Indian Mutiny. Uniforms were boiled in tea in order to make the wearer less conspicuous to the enemy. This was such a good idea that the army sensibly decided to incorporate the colour in to normal standard campaign dress. As always with Osprey books, the colour plates are the real value to owning these books. Although there are some black and white photographs from the era, there are very few opportunities to see the soldiers in their full glorious colour uniforms. The book is worth it just for these pictures alone.