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Russian Army of the Seven Years War (2)
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ISBN-13:
9781855325876
Veröffentl:
1996
Erscheinungsdatum:
15.10.1996
Seiten:
48
Autor:
Angus Konstam
Gewicht:
200 g
Format:
248x185x6 mm
Sprache:
Englisch
Beschreibung:
Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney.
A fully illustrated book detailing the Russian Army's cavalry and artillery during the Seven Years' War.
Introduction · Chronology · Russian Cavalry, 1725-1740 · The Empress Elizabeth's Cavalry · Cavalry Organisation and Tactics · Cossacks · Cavalry Uniforms and Equipment · Cavalry Standards · Artillery · Bibliography · The Plates
This second volume (see MAA 297) by Angus Konstam on the Russian Army of the Seven Years War concentrates on the cavalry, both the regular troops and irregular forces, considering their composition, nature and effectiveness. It also outlines the state of the Russian train of artillery, which was seen as the premier branch of the army and dominated Russian military doctrine throughout the 18th century. As a result of reforms to the, the Russians entered the war with Prussia somewhat wrong footed. The ability of the army to recover from this in the crucible of war is a major part of this story.