Zorndorf 1758: Frederick Faces Holy Mother Russia - Couverture souple

Millar, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1841766968 ISBN 13 : 9781841766966

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2003

Synopsis

Zorndorf 1758 Zorndorf was the first battle in which Frederick the Great faced the Russians. He had not taken the Russian threat seriously, but despite all of his tactical skill he could not achieve a breakthrough and the battle degenerated into a slugging match. Full description

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Osprey's study of one of the bloodiest conflicts of the Seven Years' War (1756-1763). In January 1758 Count Wilhelm Fermor marched into East Prussia at the head of 45,000 Russians. Frederick the Great was dismissive of the Russian army and failed to take the threat seriously. With the Russians laying siege to the fortress of Cüstrin, Frederick crossed the River Oder and cut their supply lines. On 25 August the two armies met at Zorndorf. This book details the bitter day-long battle in which the Russian infantry refused to buckle. Casualties were horrific, the Russians losing almost half their army. Frederick had managed to stave off the Russian threat but his opinion of their army had changed dramatically.

Biographie de l'auteur :

Simon Millar was born in Malaysia in 1957. He joined the army in 1977 and having retired in 1994, subsequently rejoined his regiment, the Irish Guards, in 2001. He is presently serving in Germany. He has previously written Campaign 91: Kolin 1757 and Campaign 113: Rossbach and Leuthen 1757.

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1841766968
• ISBN 13: 9781841766966
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 96
• Illustrateur: Hook Adam