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  • Charles XII's Karoliners

    Volume 2: The Swedish Cavalry of the Great Northern War, 1700-21

    by Sergey Shamenkov ...
    Series Book 112 - Century of the Soldier
    This book is a continuation of the special series devoted to the Swedish Army from the time of Charles XII. It examines in detail the uniforms and equipment of the Swedish cavalry during the Great North War. Based on iconographic and written sources, the development, changes, and differences in the uniforms and equipment of officers, non-commissioned officers, troopers and musicians, of both the ... Read more

    $21.59 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Charles XII's Karoliners

    Volume 1: The Swedish Infantry & Artillery of the Great Northern War 1700-1721

    by Sergey Shamenkov ...
    Series series Century of the Soldier
    This book examines the evolution and changes in Swedish infantry and artillery uniforms during the Great Northern War.The author reconstructs in detail the appearance of infantry and artillery officers, NCOs, and privates of the time of Charles XII, drawing on a number of studies and articles, and based on extant artifacts, and written and iconographic documents that have survived to our time. The ... Read more

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  • The Armies of Bismarck's Wars

    The Army of Prussia—History, Uniforms, Weapons & Equipment, 1860–67

    by Bruce Basset-Powell ...
    The riveting story of the nineteenth-century rise of the Prussian army—a key factor in the unification of Germany—with maps and illustrations.On July 3, 1866, a Prussian force overwhelmed and defeated an Austrian army near the fortress city of Königgrätz in a bloody battle that lasted all day. At a stroke, the foremost power in Germany and central Europe had been reduced to a second rate player ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Napoleon's Imperial Guard

    Organization, Uniforms and Weapons

    by Gabriele Esposito ...
    A detailed analysis of the organization, uniforms and weapons of the French Imperial Guard created by Napoleon I. The author describes how this large military body evolved from the Consular Guard created by Bonaparte as early as 1799 and how this came to include dozens of different military units belonging to each branch of service (infantry, cavalry, artillery, specialist corps). The Imperial ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Hanoverian Army of the Napoleonic Wars

    by Peter Hofschröer ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    Throughout the Napoleonic era Britain and Hanover had the same head of state, George III.Symbolic of their close relationship, the Hanoverian Army wore uniforms and used equipment largely similar to those used by the British Army.Complemented by numerous illustrations and photographs, plus eight full page colour plates, this text explores the uniforms and organization of the army of the Electorate ... Read more

    $12.69 USD

  • Napoleon’s Polish Troops

    by Otto von Pivka ...
    Series Book 45 - Men-at-Arms
    In 1795 the kingdom of Poland fell prey to her stronger neighbours, Russia, Prussia and Austria. Following the death of the king of Poland in 1798, his kingdom was divided among these three neighbouring powers.France became increasingly involved, and protested at Poland's treatment, offering refuge for Polish exiles. On 11 October 1796 the Polish Legion was formed in the French army by General ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Wellington's Dutch Allies 1815

    by Ronald Pawly ...
    Series Book 371 - Men-at-Arms
    A concise, illustrated study of the Netherlands troops that fought at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo.The forces commanded by the Duke of Wellington at Quatre-Bras and Waterloo included two infantry divisions and three cavalry brigades of the newly unified ('Dutch-Belgian') army of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, mostly led by veteran officers who had served under Napoleon. The part played by these ... Read more

    $15.19 USD

  • Dutch Armies of the 80 Years’ War 1568–1648 (2)

    Cavalry, Artillery & Engineers

    by Bouko de Groot ...
    Series Book 513 - Men-at-Arms
    Throughout the 16th Century, the Spanish had an aura of invincibility.They controlled a vast colonial empire that stretched across the Americas and the Pacific, and held considerable territories in Europe, centring on the so-called 'Spanish Road'. The Dutch War of Independence (also known as the 80 Years' War) was a major challenge to their dominance. The Dutch army created by Maurice of Nassau ... Read more

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  • The British Army of the Crimea

    by J.B.R. Nicholson ...
    Series Book 40 - Men-at-Arms
    The British Army's involvement in the Crimean War of 1854-56 is often remembered only for the ill-advised 'charge of the Light Brigade' during the battle of Sevastopol as memorialized in Tennyson's poem.Nevertheless, the British Army, together with the French and Turkish armies, posed a formidable threat to Russia's expansionist ambitions. This book examines the uniforms of the various branches of ... Read more

    $10.59 USD

  • Napoleon's Red Lancers

    by Ronald Pawly ...
    Series series Men-at-Arms
    The legendary Dutch 'Red' Lancers – the 2nd Light Horse Lancers of Napoleon's Imperial Guard – were formed in 1810 after the emperor annexed Holland and its army to France.The former hussars of the Dutch Royal Guard got a handsome new uniform, a new weapon, and a hard-driving new colonel in Baron Edouard Colbert. His lancers distinguished themselves in Russia in 1812, at huge cost; in Germany in ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • The Russian Army of the Napoleonic Wars (1)

    Infantry 1799–1814

    by Philip Haythornthwaite ...
    Series Book 185 - Men-at-Arms
    In 1795 the Russian army was as vast as the territory from which it was drawn.The College of War calculated that the regular army amounted to 541,741 men, plus 46,601 enrolled cossacks, and at least a further 100,000 irregular cavalry which could be mobilised in time of war. Inspired by the icons paraded by their priests before battle, the Russian infantry were capable of astonishing feats and ... Read more

    $13.59 USD

  • Polish Armies of the Partitions 1770–94

    by Vincent W. Rospond ...
    Series Book 485 - Men-at-Arms
    The tragic national epic of Polish history began in these late 18th-century wars.Under Poland's Saxon monarchy, Russia and Prussia constantly meddled in the affairs of the Kingdom. In 1768 a civil war broke out between pro-Russian 'Commonwealth' Poles and 'Confederate' patriots who opposed foreign intervention; Russia intervened directly, and the First Partition followed in 1772. Guerrilla ... Read more

    $13.99 USD