It is a great book. I had the Frederick one but not this until a few years ago, though I read a mate's copy as a youth. The Frederick one had a second edition in which Duffy revised his view of the Prussian light troops.
Superb volume for anyone interested in the Austrian army between 1740 and 1780. I based my whole Army of Trockenbeeren-Auslese in this Austrian army, and its heads of State, the Emperor Violoncello and his successor, Empress Harmonica upon CharlesVI and Maria Theresa herself. The Archduke Piccolo is altogether fictitious - a bolder version of Graf Daun, possibly. Great resource book for war gamers. So is its companion volume. Cheers, Ion
It is a great book. I had the Frederick one but not this until a few years ago, though I read a mate's copy as a youth. The Frederick one had a second edition in which Duffy revised his view of the Prussian light troops.
ReplyDeleteI have the two early volumes and never got around to buying the updated versions. A much missed author.
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Superb volume for anyone interested in the Austrian army between 1740 and 1780. I based my whole Army of Trockenbeeren-Auslese in this Austrian army, and its heads of State, the Emperor Violoncello and his successor, Empress Harmonica upon CharlesVI and Maria Theresa herself. The Archduke Piccolo is altogether fictitious - a bolder version of Graf Daun, possibly.
ReplyDeleteGreat resource book for war gamers. So is its companion volume.
Cheers,
Ion