The nation that will insist upon drawing a broad line of distinction between the fighting man and the thinking man is liable to find its fighting done by fools and its thinking by cowards.
-- Sir William Francis Butler
A military history which illuminates the complexities of 18th century war fare. The author draws upon a wide range of sources to explain how the regimental officer and soldier fought and manoeuvered, whether in the line of battle or in the siege trenches.