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| THE EMPEROR NICHOLAS. | LORD RAGLAN. |
| GENERAL TODLEBEN. | COUNCIL OF WAR. |
THE INDIAN MUTINY OF 1857. By Colonel Malleson, C.S.I. With Three Plans, and Four Portraits on Copper, namely :—
| LORD CLYDE. | SIR HENRY LAWRENCE. |
| GENERAL HAVELOCK. | SIR JAMES OUTRAM. |
ACHIEVEMENTS IN ENGINEERING. By Professor Vernon Harcourt. With Portrait of R. Stephenson, and many Illustrations.
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THE AFGHAN WARS. By Archibald Forbes. With Four Portraits, and several Plans.
THE DEVELOPMENT OF NAVIES. By Captain Eardley Wilmot, R.N. With many Illustrations.
THE LIBERATION OF ITALY. By Edward Dicey. With Portraits on Copper.
THE REFOUNDING OF THE GERMAN EMPIRE. With Portraits on Copper.
THE EXPLORATION OF AFRICA. With Portraits on Copper.
THE CIVIL WAR IN AMERICA. With Portraits on Copper.
THE OPENING OF JAPAN. With Illustrations.
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