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Gravelotte-St-Privat 1870

End of the Second Empire

By: Philipp Elliot-Wright

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Gravelotte-St-Privat 1870

End of the Second Empire

By: Philipp Elliot-Wright

A fully-illustrated, detailed volume on Gravelotte-St-Privat, probably the hardest fought of all the battles of the Franco-Prussian War. Attacked by superior Prussian forces from both the First and Second armies, Marshal Bazaine's French Army of the Rhine inflicted heavy casualties on the advancing Prussians before finally being forced to retreat into the fortress city of Metz. Unable to break out and with no hope of relief Bazaine's army grimly held on to the end of the war. Philipp Elliot-Wright explores the French failure at Gravelotte-St-Privat, which led directly to their final defeat at Sedan, the collapse of Napoleon III's regime and the proclamation of the German Empire.

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95

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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ISBN 10

1846035945

ISBN 13

9781846035944

Rifleman

Elite Soldiers of the Wars Against Napoleon

By: Philipp J. C. Elliot-Wright

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Rifleman

Elite Soldiers of the Wars Against Napoleon

By: Philipp J. C. Elliot-Wright

This series was created by Military Illustrated magazine, the leading monthly military history publication in the English language. It has built an unrivaled reputation for authoritative articles, primary research, rare photographs, and specially commissioned artwork.Here is the story of one of the most effective soldiers of the past -- the Rifleman. The invention of the rifle gave a new twist to warfare. Hunters became soldiers who fought in green and hid behind cover, as did some of the earliest Riflemen in the forests of North America. Men such as these, in both Europe and America, revolutionized the art of war.Using black-and-white and color illustrations, including a spectacular recreation of the Battle of Waterloo, this book explains how the Rifleman was trained to act independently and rely on his own skills, thus becoming the forefather of today's combat soldier.

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Combined Publishing

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1903040027

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