How to treat prisoners of war, the rules about spies and surprises, how soldiers feel about new weapons, what different parts of a uniform mean, codes of honor, notions of justice and fairness, customs (such as kissing the earth before a charge), and the laws of war—these and other military matters are the subjects of this informative 1885 work.

How to treat prisoners of war, the rules about spies and surprises, how soldiers feel about new weapons, what different parts of a uniform mean, codes of honor, notions of justice and fairness, customs (such as kissing the earth before a charge), and the laws of war—these and other military matters are the subjects of this informative 1885 work.

How to treat prisoners of war, the rules about spies and surprises, how soldiers feel about new weapons, what different parts of a uniform mean, codes of honor, notions of justice and fairness, customs (such as kissing the earth before a charge), and the laws of war—these and other military matters are the subjects of this informative 1885 work.