Here is my list of 18C books. My main interest is SYW, chiefly Prussia, Austria and Russia.
The Army Of Frederick The Great - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Prussia book.]
The Army Of Maria Theresa - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Austria book.]
Russia's Military Way To The West - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Russia book.]
Prussia's Glory - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - covers a lot not in The Army Of Frederick...]
Frederick the Great on The Art of War - translated by J. Luvaas. [From the man himself, I need say no more!]
The Wars of Frederick the Great - Dennis E. Showalter. [A very good military history.]
The War of the Austrian Succession - Reed Browning. [Excellent.]
Frederick the Great - Alan Palmer. [Biog.]
Frederick the Great - Nancy Mitford. [Hmmm, always think about chucking this out].
The Military Experience in the Age of Reason - Christopher Duffy. [Good.]
Nothing But My Sword - Sam Coull. [Biog of James Keith.]
Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns 1713 - 1786 - W. Oppenheim. [Interresting little book.]
Anatomy of Victory - Brent Nosworthy. [Evolution of tactics - I like this book a lot.]
Peter the Great - R. K. Massie. [Biog]
Marlborough As Military Commander - David Chandler. [Excellent read.]
Crucible of War - Fred Anderson. [A big volume history of Britain's Empire building.]
Wolfe - Stuart Ried. [Biog.]
The Road to Colloden - D. Preston. [Covers the subject well enough.]
Battle for Empire - Tom Pocock. [British Empire building.]
Empires Collide The French and Indian War 1754 - 63 - Published by Osprey. [New and not read.]
Redcoats and Rebels - C. Hibbert. [AWI history - not read.]
The Seas of the Mighty - Gilbert Parker [published 1896, not read, I think it's a biog of an officer of Amherst's Regiment.]
Ospreys [if you like that kind of thing.]
Kolin 1757
Zorndorf 1758
Quebec 1759
Louisbourg 1758
Ticonderoga 1758
Plassey 1757
Rossbach and Leuthen 1757
Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2vols)
Frederick the Great's Army (3 vols)
The Austrian Army 1740 - 1780 (3 vols)
Louis XV's Army (5 vols)
British Redcoat
George Washington's Army
Wolfe's Army
Other uniform guides. I have a lot of 'painting guide' pamphlets - too many to list - but the following are highly recommended:
Historiche Uniformen - Funcken. [All in one volume, 18C through Franco Prussian War, German text, published 2000, £10 new in a German 'remainder book' shop! If you can find a copy the plates are excellent. The 'words' were always rubbish in Funcken anyway!]
Greenwood and Ball, Uniforms of the Seven Years War (2 vols). [Prussia and Austria, out of print and pricey for size but very highly recommended.]
The Army Of Frederick The Great - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Prussia book.]
The Army Of Maria Theresa - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Austria book.]
Russia's Military Way To The West - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - the 'must have' Russia book.]
Prussia's Glory - Christopher Duffy. [Excellent - covers a lot not in The Army Of Frederick...]
Frederick the Great on The Art of War - translated by J. Luvaas. [From the man himself, I need say no more!]
The Wars of Frederick the Great - Dennis E. Showalter. [A very good military history.]
The War of the Austrian Succession - Reed Browning. [Excellent.]
Frederick the Great - Alan Palmer. [Biog.]
Frederick the Great - Nancy Mitford. [Hmmm, always think about chucking this out].
The Military Experience in the Age of Reason - Christopher Duffy. [Good.]
Nothing But My Sword - Sam Coull. [Biog of James Keith.]
Hapsburgs and Hohenzollerns 1713 - 1786 - W. Oppenheim. [Interresting little book.]
Anatomy of Victory - Brent Nosworthy. [Evolution of tactics - I like this book a lot.]
Peter the Great - R. K. Massie. [Biog]
Marlborough As Military Commander - David Chandler. [Excellent read.]
Crucible of War - Fred Anderson. [A big volume history of Britain's Empire building.]
Wolfe - Stuart Ried. [Biog.]
The Road to Colloden - D. Preston. [Covers the subject well enough.]
Battle for Empire - Tom Pocock. [British Empire building.]
Empires Collide The French and Indian War 1754 - 63 - Published by Osprey. [New and not read.]
Redcoats and Rebels - C. Hibbert. [AWI history - not read.]
The Seas of the Mighty - Gilbert Parker [published 1896, not read, I think it's a biog of an officer of Amherst's Regiment.]
Ospreys [if you like that kind of thing.]
Kolin 1757
Zorndorf 1758
Quebec 1759
Louisbourg 1758
Ticonderoga 1758
Plassey 1757
Rossbach and Leuthen 1757
Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2vols)
Frederick the Great's Army (3 vols)
The Austrian Army 1740 - 1780 (3 vols)
Louis XV's Army (5 vols)
British Redcoat
George Washington's Army
Wolfe's Army
Other uniform guides. I have a lot of 'painting guide' pamphlets - too many to list - but the following are highly recommended:
Historiche Uniformen - Funcken. [All in one volume, 18C through Franco Prussian War, German text, published 2000, £10 new in a German 'remainder book' shop! If you can find a copy the plates are excellent. The 'words' were always rubbish in Funcken anyway!]
Greenwood and Ball, Uniforms of the Seven Years War (2 vols). [Prussia and Austria, out of print and pricey for size but very highly recommended.]