This concise book describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and tactics of the Cavalry of Maria Theresa's army that fought in the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years War. It also records the history of the army's campaigns, and is illustrated with contemporary images, detailed diagrams and colour plates.
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Describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and tactics of the Cavalry of Maria Theresa's army. This book also records the history of the army's campaigns, and is illustrated with contemporary images, detailed diagrams and colour plates.
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The Empire and Army · Army Organisation · The Cavalry · Uniform and Equipment · Regimental Details · The Plates

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781855324152
Publisert
1994-07-28
Utgiver
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC; Osprey Publishing
Vekt
194 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
5 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
48

Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Philip Haythornthwaite is an author and historical consultant specialising in the military history, uniforms and equipment of the 18th and 19th centuries. His main area of research covers the Napoleonic Wars. He has written some 40 books, including more than 20 Osprey titles, and innumerable articles and papers on military history - but still finds time to indulge in his other great passion, cricket.

Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, an interest compounded through the reading of authors such as G.A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of many years’ experience, and has illustrated numerous Osprey books on 18th and 19th-century subjects. He is married, and lives in Ireland.