Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
The Napoleonic Wars saw almost two decades of brutal fighting, from the frozen wastelands of Russia to the wildness of the Peninsula; from Egypt’s Lower Nile to the bloody battlefield of Waterloo. Fighting took place on an unprecedented scale across Europe, and over the entire period of the wars Napoleon led his Grand Armée and his allies against almost every European nation, and against varying coalitions.
This book provides a comprehensive guide to all the major armies of the Napoleonic Wars, of France, Britain, Austria, Prussia, Russia, Spain and Portugal. Covering the changes experienced by the armies over the period, the author details the organization, infantry, cavalry, and artillery of each. With stunning original artwork of the often glorious uniforms worn into battle, period illustrations or the equipment used, and photographs, this is a beautiful and in-depth study of the armies that fought in the Napoleonic campaigns.
Inhalt
- Titel: Armies of the Napoleonic Wars
- Epoche: Napoleonische Kriege
- Typ: Uniformkunde
- Editor: Chris McNab
- Format: 432-seitiges Buch
- Sprache: Englisch
- Verlag: Osprey Publishing, London, England
- ISBN: 1846034701
- Publiziert: 2009
Kapitel
- Foreword
- Introduction
- Chronology
- France
- Britain
- Austria
- Russia
- Prussia
- Spain
- Portugal
- Other Armies
- Denmark/Sweden
- Hanover
- The Low Countries
- Italy, Sicily and Sardinia
- Poland
- Balkans
- German Allies
- United States
- Index
Mit 186 farbigen Illustrationen vermittelt dieses Buch einen sehr guten Einstieg in die Epoche der Napoleonische Kriege. Manche Farbtafeln stammen aus bereits erschienen Heften der Osprey Men-at-Arms Serie, aber Armies of the Napoleonic Wars soll keinen dieser Titel einfach ersetzen. Vielmehr handelt es sich um eine Studie der an den Napoleonischen Kriegen beteiligten Armeen, mit vielen neuen und interessanten Illustrationen unterschiedlicher Künstler. Es sind Szenen aus Feldzügen darunter, die sich sehr gut als Vorlage für Dioramen eignen.