To view prices and purchase online, please login or create an account now.



Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Peter Hofschroeer
Illustrated by Christa Hook
SeriesMen-at-Arms
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:48
Dimensions(mm): Height 248,Width 184
ISBN/Barcode 9781841763446
ClassificationsDewey:356.160943
Audience
General
Undergraduate
Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Professional & Vocational
Illustrations 45 b/w; 8 col

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Publication Date 15 January 2003
Publication Country United Kingdom

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 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.

Author Biography

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. Christa Hook began her illustrating career in 1986. Her work has featured extensively in the worlds of publishing and television, and she has established herself as one of Osprey's most popular illustrators. Her illustrations combine the historian's attention to detail with the artist's sense of drama and atmosphere, and they are sought after by collectors worldwide. She has had work selected for the Laing Land and Seascape Exhibition 2000 at the Mall, and the Not the Royal Academy Exhibition 2000 at the Llewellyn Alexander Gallery.