Stuart Sutherland's work is the first modern bibliography in English of the Seven Weeks' War of 1866. It includes books in English, French, German and Italian and is subdivided into sections on general histories particular campaigns and battles (Hanoverian Bohemian-Moravian Italian southern German and naval), biographies, journals, reminiscences by participants and state organizational and regimental histories-the last divided by arm of service.

Many rare works are covered and there are editorial comments in the sections covering general histories and campaign/battle accounts.

This is an indispensable work for beginning serious study of the conflict. This comprehensive reference lists in excess of 1200 titles and will prove invaluable to historians, researchers, collectors and librarians.