Armies of the Napoleonic Era - Rilegato

Smith, Digby

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ISBN 10: 0764319892 ISBN 13: 9780764319891

Casa editrice: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US), 2004

Riassunto

Armies of the Napoleonic Era provides a complete overview of the tactics, organisation, uniforms, equipment, weapons and actions fought during those dynamic years 1792-1815, when revolutionary France reshaped Europe before being forced back into a more conventional pattern of life. Digby Smith has studied first class source data from many European museums, archives, numerous regimental histories, contemporary official handbooks and private diaries, and has distilled this mass of information into a work covering all the standing armies of the Napoleonic era. Technical data on the artillery of the various states include the chemical make-up of gunpowders, fuzes and incendiary bombs; the dimensions, performances and effects of cannon, howitzers and mortars, shot, shell and canister; and the dimensions, calibre and performance of muskets, carbines, rifles and pistols. The tactics of artillery, cavalry and infantry-are explained and each nation has its own section in which uniform development and regimental history are described. A brief summary of the campaigns and actions in which that nation was involved is also included. An appendix gives an overall summary of all battles and major clashes between 1792-1815. A wide selection of illustrations and diagrams complements this unique work, which will be of incalculable value as a reference work to serious students of the period, modelers and wargamers.

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• Editore: Schiffer Publishing Ltd (US)
• Data di pubblicazione: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0764319892
• ISBN 13: 9780764319891
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272