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Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age 1792 - 1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics | 
 enlarge | Authors: Robert B. Bruce, Iain Dickie, Kevin Kiley, Michael F. Pavkovic, Frederick C. Schneid
Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 39641
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 256
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.2
Dimensions (in): 9.8 x 7.8 x 1.1
ISBN: 0312375875
Dewey Decimal Number: 355
EAN: 9780312375874
ASIN: 0312375875
Publication Date: April 15, 2008
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 Fighting Techniques of the Napoleonic Age 1792 - 1815: Equipment, Combat Skills, and Tactics August 8, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The previous reviews rated this book with 5 stars, but I would rather rate it with 4. For their rating the previews reviews were based on comparison of this book with the Ospreys Nap French Inf. Tactics finding the latter too schematic. However I would say that both books have some flaws - the main one for the Osprey's is that the book mainly is dealing with inf. Tactics, but otherwise the books gives the reader very good detail allowing him to visualize how actually the maneuvers were carried out technically on the field (just for example there is a picture of inf. squad changing direction pivoting on the NCO and showing one of the men in the front tumbling down barring the way of the one following behind and how meanwhile the men on the farthest end of the squad are speeding up to catch with the one closest to the NCO). The reader could easily imagine how difficult actually it should have been to exercise this maneuver on company or battalion level even more under fire. On the other hand the present book covers all arms and gives more complex picture. The book is not so vivid regarding the technical details of the maneuvers but rather allows the reader to realize how the
different maneuvers were applied in actual battles of the Napoleonic era. So I can conclude that both books are useful and mutually complementing giving the reader different perspective.
 good entry level read July 3, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
I have recently bought this book along with a couple of Osprey on British and French infantry tactics during Napoleonic wars.
Put it very briefly, get this book instead of the Ospreys. It covers not only infantry, cavalry, artillery but also naval warfare. The book gives numerous lively examples and accounts about the different achievements of each arm. One can find numerous battles explained with maps, each detailing the successes of a particular use of cavalry, artillery or infantry.
This little book does extremely well in its own modest and pedagogical way what others more convoluted writings fail to achieve: inspire!
As a conclusion: a well written and engaging entry level book. Happy with it and will read it again with pleasure.
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