A good survey of smaller wars and skirmishes the British got involved in during that long Nineteenth Century, many of which I had certainly never heard of. Of course, some topics can't really be called wars, such as the skirmish in the Falklands but Hernon held my interest throughout, especially with his astonishing revelation that British soldiers were only supplied with pairs of either left or right footed boots until well into the nineteenth century, which makes the British victory over Napoleon all that more remarkable. ( )