“The Russo-Turkish War of 1877” by Major F. Maurice
Special Campaign Series No. 2 published by Swan Sonnenschein 1905.
Publisher's Preface to the Series: The "Special Campaign" series deals with the history of the war in its technical aspect, and the text of each volume is interspersed with strategic and tactical comments... subsequent volumes will deal with those campaigns of the nineteenth century that present features of exceptional military interest. It is hoped that this series will not only be useful for examination purposes but may form the nucleus of an interesting library for military students.
From the Author's Preface: This small volume has no pretensions to be a history of the Russo-Turkish War of 1877—8. It deals merely with the strategy and major tactics of the decisive portion of the campaign in Europe.
The Author-Major-General. Sir Frederick Barton Maurice (1871—1951) was with the Sherwood Foresters in the 2nd Boer War. In WWI, he was Director of Military Operations for the Imperial General Staff in London. He was appointed Professor of Military Studies at the University of London in 1926, teaching there and at Trinity College, Cambridge. Among other publications, he wrote biographies of Lord Wolseley and General Robert E. Lee.
