Napoleonic Heavy Cavalry & Dragoon Tactics Contributor(s): Haythornthwaite, Philip (Author), Hook, Adam (Illustrator) |
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ISBN: 1849087105 ISBN-13: 9781849087100 Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK) OUR PRICE: $18.90 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2013 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Pictorial - History | Military - Napoleonic Wars |
LCCN: 2012533337 |
Series: Elite |
Physical Information: 0.2" H x 7.1" W x 9.5" (0.45 lbs) 64 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: During the Napoleonic Wars the supreme battlefield shock weapon was the heavy cavalry - the French cuirassiers, and their British, Austrian, Prussian and Russian counterparts. Big men mounted on big horses, the heavy cavalry were armed with swords nearly a metre long, used for slashing or thrusting at their opponents; many wore steel armour, a practice revived by Napoleon. They were tasked with smashing a hole in the enemy's line of battle, with exploiting a weakness, or with turning a flank. Their classic manoeuvre was the charge; arrayed in close-order lines or columns, the heavy cavalry would begin their attack at the walk, building up to a gallop for the final 50 metres before impact. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hook, Adam: - Adam Hook studied graphic design, and began his work as an illustrator in 1983. He specializes in detailed historical reconstructions, and has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, the Ancient Greeks, Roman battle tactics, several 19th-century American subjects, the modern Chinese Army, and a number of books in the Fortress series. His work features in exhibitions and publications throughout the world. |