The Black Brunswickers - Couverture souple

Pivka, Otto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0850451469 ISBN 13 : 9780850451467

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 1973

Synopsis

Berkshire. 1973. Osprey Publishind. 25x18. 40p.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

In 1809 the dispossessed Friedrich Wilhelm of Brunswick, consumed by his desire for revenge against Napoleon, entered into an agreement with the Austrians to raise a new corps of infantry and cavalry. As a physical expression of this vengeance he decided to clothe his new troops all in black and adopted as his badge the skull and crossbones, resulting in his corps' christening as Die Schwarze Schar (the Black Horde). This book details the pivotal role that the Black Brunswickers played in major battles of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), including Quatre Bras and Waterloo (1815), and outlines the organization, uniforms and equipment of these formidable troops.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Otto von Pivka (the nom de plume of Digby Smith) wrote his first title for Osprey Publishing in 1972 (The Black Brunswickers, in the Men-at-Arms series). He is a prolific author, who has contributed many titles to the Men-at-Arms series on the armies and forces of the Napoleonic Wars. A former major in the British Army, he is now retired, but continues to write books on this key period.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1973
• ISBN 10: 0850451469
• ISBN 13: 9780850451467
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Illustrateur: Roffe Michael