Outputs (5)

Tactics, learning and the civil-military interface in Europe, 1870 – 1875 (2023)
Book Chapter
Bennett, M. (in press). Tactics, learning and the civil-military interface in Europe, 1870 – 1875. In K. Varley (Ed.), The Franco-Prussian War: Turning-Points in European Experiences and Perceptions of Military Conflict. Routledge

Almost as striking as the totality of German victory in the Franco-Prussian War is the paucity of contemporary observers who anticipated the result – particularly with an earlier, similarly stunning Prussian victory over Austria to judge by. Confusio... Read More about Tactics, learning and the civil-military interface in Europe, 1870 – 1875.

International analysis of battlefield performance in the Austro-Prussian War, 1866–1870 (2022)
Journal Article
Bennett, M. (2022). International analysis of battlefield performance in the Austro-Prussian War, 1866–1870. War and Society, 41(3), 182-200. https://doi.org/10.1080/07292473.2022.2087399

Following the startling Prussian victory in the Austro-Prussian War of 1866, European observers sought to understand the war’s lessons and to apply them to future conflict. This article traces the way in which commentators in Britain, France, Prussia... Read More about International analysis of battlefield performance in the Austro-Prussian War, 1866–1870.

Portrayals of the British Militia, 1852–1916 (2018)
Journal Article
Bennett, M. (2018). Portrayals of the British Militia, 1852–1916. Historical Research, 91(252), 333-352. https://doi.org/10.1111/1468-2281.12220

This article explores how perceived inefficiencies and inadequacies in the militia were reflected in contemporary works of fiction and satire. The militia's public image was consistently poor: half-trained battalions, staffed by inefficient senior of... Read More about Portrayals of the British Militia, 1852–1916.

'Lord Bomb' and 'The Cannon King': A Tale of Two Victorian Arms Magnates (2015)
Other
Bennett, M. (2015). 'Lord Bomb' and 'The Cannon King': A Tale of Two Victorian Arms Magnates

In 1854, as Europe prepared for the Crimean War, its artillery differed little from that of the armies of Waterloo forty years earlier: bronze tubes mounted on wooden carriages, dragged into visible range of the enemy, loaded from the muzzle with sol... Read More about 'Lord Bomb' and 'The Cannon King': A Tale of Two Victorian Arms Magnates.

Confederate supporters in the West Riding, 1861-1865: 'Cranks of the worst English species' (2014)
Journal Article
Bennett, M. (2014). Confederate supporters in the West Riding, 1861-1865: 'Cranks of the worst English species'. Northern History, 51(2), 311-329. https://doi.org/10.1179/0078172x14z.00000000067

During the American Civil War, an intense debate took place over whether Britain should support the southern slave-owning Confederacy in its struggle for independence, endorse the Union’s attempts to put down the rebellion, or hold strict neutrality... Read More about Confederate supporters in the West Riding, 1861-1865: 'Cranks of the worst English species'.