Fighting techniques of the imperial age 1776-1914 equipment, combat skills and tactics

An essential guide for military buffs and a comprehensive re - source for a transitional period in military history, Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age shows in detail the methods by which European armies gained and lost ascendancy on the battlefields of the colonial era. From the tactics requ...

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Main Authors: Bruce, Robert B. (Robert Bowman) 1963 (Author), Jestice, Phyllis G. (Author), Reid, Stuart (Author), Rice, Rob S. (Author), Schneid, Frederick C. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London, UK Amber Books 2009
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Summary:An essential guide for military buffs and a comprehensive re - source for a transitional period in military history, Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age shows in detail the methods by which European armies gained and lost ascendancy on the battlefields of the colonial era. From the tactics required to win battles in a period when op - ponents were often either heavily mismatched in technology, or employed entirely different strategies to outwit each other, Fighting Techniques of the Colonial Age explores this dynamic period of military history in full, covering campaigns including The Revolutionary War , The War of 1812, The Mexican War, the Crimean War , the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War, the Zulu War, the Sudan campaign, the Boer War and the Russo-Japanese War
Physical Description:256 pages illustrations, maps 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 250) and index
ISBN:9781906626471 (hbk.)