Published in 1901, this work presents an unbiased comparison between the fighting men of the United States and Great Britain. What prompted the writer to draw this comparison was that both the countries fought testing wars against other civilized nations, in which they confronted the unknown conditions of modern warfare for the first time.

Contents include:

The New Soldier and His Equipment

British and American Recruits

The Common Soldier in the Field

The Officers

American and British Tactics

Feeding the Two Armies

The Railroad in Modern War

Transportation of Troops by Sea

The Last Days of the Boer Capital

The British in Pretoria