Description
Description
The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This concise study, concluding the author's series of five titles on the Prussian Army of 1792–1815, covers the staff; the reforms in tactical employment of all-arms brigades (which, contrary to received opinion, pre-dated the disasters of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806); the artillery and other technical troops; and regimental colours and standards. Among the illustrations are rare diagrams from the artillery drill manual of the day.
Table of Contents
· Artillery - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Engineers - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Medical troops - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Staff - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Flags - infantry pre-1806, infantry post-1806, infantry 1815, cavalry pre-1806, cavalry post-1806, cavalry 1815
Product details
Published 15 Jan 2003
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841763446
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 45 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 381
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
The origins of what would become the German General Staff of the late 19th and 20th centuries - probably the most professional military machine in the world - can be traced to the Prussian Army of the French Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars. This concise study, concluding the author's series of five titles on the Prussian Army of 1792–1815, covers the staff; the reforms in tactical employment of all-arms brigades (which, contrary to received opinion, pre-dated the disasters of Jena and Auerstedt in 1806); the artillery and other technical troops; and regimental colours and standards. Among the illustrations are rare diagrams from the artillery drill manual of the day.
Table of Contents
· Artillery - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Engineers - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Medical troops - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Staff - historical development, uniforms, organisation, equipment, training, tactics, battle history · Flags - infantry pre-1806, infantry post-1806, infantry 1815, cavalry pre-1806, cavalry post-1806, cavalry 1815
Product details
Published 15 Jan 2003
Format Paperback
Edition 1st
Extent 48
ISBN 9781841763446
Imprint Osprey Publishing
Illustrations 45 b/w; 8 col
Dimensions 248 x 184 mm
Series Men-at-Arms
Short code MAA 381
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing
