British Light Infantry & Rifle Tactics of the Napoleonic Wars
In an age when infantry units manoeuvred and fought in rigid blocks, the idea of encouraging initiative and allowing a unit to 'skirmish' was regarded as revolutionary and fell out of favour in the years following the French-Indian and American Revolutionary wars. It was revived by far-sighted British and foreign-mercenary officers, who observed the way in which French Revolutionary armies deployed skirmishers to prepare the way for their assault columns.Offering a detailed analysis of the tactics, this book is studded with period 'battle descriptions' quoted from eye-witness accounts, creating a comprehensive guide to the Light and Rifles un…
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Weitere Autoren: Hook, Adam (Illustrator) (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-1606-1
- EAN: 9781472816061
- Produktnummer: 20139205
- Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2016
- Seitenangabe: 64 S.
- Masse: H18.7 cm x B24.8 cm x D0.6 cm 214 g
- Abbildungen: 40 b/w; 13 col
- Gewicht: 214
- Sonstiges: General (US: Trade)
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Philip Haythornthwaite, illustrated by Adam Hook
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