Prussian Staff Specialist Troops 1791-1815 by Peter Hofschroer (.PDF)
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Prussian Staff & Specialist Troops 1791-1815 by Peter Hofschröer
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Overview: 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 (1792-1802) and Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815). 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.
Genre: Non-Fiction > History
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