| Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815 Contributor(s): Hofschröer, Peter (Author), Hook, Christa (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1841763446 ISBN-13: 9781841763446 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2003 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Europe - France - History | Military - General - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars |
| Dewey: 940 |
| Series: Men-At-Arms (Osprey) |
| Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.24" W x 9.9" (0.36 lbs) 48 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 18th Century |
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| Publisher Description: 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 (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). 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. |