Elite 182
About this book
Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian tactics from 1792 until 1815. It includes studies of the professional Prussian army during the Revolutionary Wars and the mass mobilization of a conscript army that fought during the Wars of Liberation and Waterloo. Following on from the success of Osprey’s other Elite Tactics volumes, this is a must-have for serious students of Napoleonic warfare, armchair generals, and wargamers alike.
Written by an expert on the Prussian army of the Napoleonic era, this is a fascinating insight into the 18th-century evolution of the Prussian forces into the war-winning troops of the final battles against Napoleon. Using contemporary materials including drill regulations, instructions, staff and regimental histories and after-action reports, this book provides a compelling history of Prussian tactics from 1792 until 1815. It includes studies of the professional Prussian army during the Revolutionary Wars and the mass mobilization of a conscript army that fought during the Wars of Liberation and Waterloo. Following on from the success of Osprey’s other Elite Tactics volumes, this is a must-have for serious students of Napoleonic warfare, armchair generals, and wargamers alike.
Looks an interesting book, I'll have a look at that when I go to SELWG next week, if they've got it that is??
ReplyDeleteIt will be interesting to see if this stirs any controversy, or pushes any hidden agenda? Peter Hofschröer has been more controversial in the recent productions. Hopefully Osprey and he learned from the mistakes of the previous French & British publications and passed those on to this product? It'll be interesting to see if Austrian, or Russians come next. Perhaps Russian in 2012?
ReplyDeleteIf either of you buy this, I'd like to see a review. I love my 1813-15 Prussians and would like a quick read on the earlier army; beyond accounts of Jena and Auerstadt.
ReplyDeleteMike,
ReplyDeleteI purchased a copy at Fall-In and have been reading through it pretty thoroughly and feel that it has some great informational research. It does however have the PH slant that everything the Prussians ever did during the Napoleonic Wars was great no matter what and even though they lost. I agree with his premise that the Prussians were better than they're given credit for, but they were not super human. After hearing it over and over again in the text it actually detracts a bit from his overall research. My two cents worth.