The Flintlock Musket: Brown Bess and Charleville 1715–1865 (Weapon)

Reid, Stuart

ISBN 10: 1472810953 / ISBN 13: 9781472810953

Edité par Osprey Publishing, 2016

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very nice copy.

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Détails bibliographiques

• Titre: The Flintlock Musket: Brown Bess and Charleville 1715?1865 (Weapon)
• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date de parution: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN à 10 chiffres: 1472810953
• ISBN à 13 chiffres: 9781472810953
• Reliure: Soft cover
• Illustrateur: Noon, Steve; Gilliland, Alan
• Édition: 1st Edition
• État de l'article: Fine
• Catalogues du vendeur:
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Synopsis

The flintlock or firelock musket is one of the most iconic weapons in history: used on the battlefields of the English Civil War, it was then carried by both sides at Blenheim, Bunker Hill, Waterloo and the Alamo, and dominated warfare for more than 150 years, with military service as late as the American Civil War in the 1860s. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this engaging study examines the role that the flintlock played in close-order combat on European and other battlefields around the world. Employing first-hand accounts to show how tactical doctrines were successfully developed to overcome the weapon's inherent limitations, Stuart Reid offers a comprehensive analysis of the flintlock's lasting impact as the first truly universal soldier's weapon.

À propos des auteurs

Stuart Reid was born in Aberdeen in 1954 and is married with two sons. He has worked as a librarian and a professional soldier and his main focus of interest lies in the 18th and 19th centuries. This interest stems from having ancestors who served in the British Army and the East India Company and who fought at Culloden, Bunker Hill and even in the Texas Revolution. His books for Osprey include the highly acclaimed titles about King George's Army 1740-93 (Men-at-Arms 285, 289 and 292), and the British Redcoat 1740-1815 (Warrior 19 and 20).

Steve Noon was born in Kent, UK, and attended art college in Cornwall. He's had a life-long passion for illustration, and since 1985 has worked as a professional artist. He has provided award-winning illustrations for the publishers Dorling Kindersley, where his interest in historical illustration began. Steve has illustrated over 70 books for Osprey.

Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, notably in the Weapon series, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).