Peter Hofschröer

Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815 (eBook, ePUB)

Illustrator: Hook, Christa

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries probably the most professional military machine in the world can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This concise study, concluding the author's series of five titles on the Prussian Army of 1792-1815, covers the staff; the reforms in tactical employment of all-arms brigades (which, contrary to received opinion, pre-dated the disasters of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806); the artillery and other technical troops; and regimental colours and standards. Among the illustrations are rare diagrams from the artillery drill manual of the day.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. März 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781780965154
• Artikelnr.: 38351279

Autorenporträt

Peter Hofschroer is a recognised expert on the German campaigns of the Napoleonic wars and the Prussian army in particular. He has already written 'Leipzig 1813', number 25 in the Campaign series.

Inhaltsangabe

· Artillery - historical development
uniforms
organisation
equipment
training
tactics
battle history · Engineers - historical development
uniforms
organisation
equipment
training
tactics
battle history · Medical troops - historical development
uniforms
organisation
equipment
training
tactics
battle history · Staff - historical development
uniforms
organisation
equipment
training
tactics
battle history · Flags - infantry pre-1806
infantry post-1806
infantry 1815
cavalry pre-1806
cavalry post-1806
cavalry 1815