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Imperial Bayonets: Tactics of the Napoleonic Battery, Battalion, and Brigade as Found in Contemporary Regulations [Hardcover]

George F. Nafziger (Author)

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Product Details

Hardcover: 320 pages
Publisher: Greenhill Books (September 1996)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1853672505
ISBN-13: 978-1853672507
Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.4 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds

Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)

Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,550,356 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Nafziger sets the story straight on Napoleonic manuvering., July 30, 1998

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I thought I knew how units in the Napoleonic era manuvered and operated. I thought that wargames (boardgames) did a correct job on representing reality. Well, I was wrong. If you are interested in how units really manuvered and reacted then Nafzigers book 'Imperial Bayonet' is THE BOOK par excellence. French, Austrian, Prussian, Russian, British, Infantry, Cavalery, Artillery, Skimishers, Rallying points, unit control, you name it. They all get analyzed. There are even illustrations right down to company organisation: where the sergents stands, where the officers and NCOs are, the drummers and last but not least the normal soldiers of the rank and file. Even the space alotted to each soldier is revealed! Read it, just read it. Then go back and throw out you old Napoleonic wargames and hope future wargame designers read 'Imperial Bayonets' and think again. Brilliant, Nafziger, Brilliant!

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5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant, August 12, 1998

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This excellent book provides a detailed account on tactics in Napoleonic Era and is, in my opinion, highly recommended to everybody interested in this extraordinary epoque.

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5.0 out of 5 stars The devil is in the details, August 15, 2011

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Details about the drill and maneuver speeds of infantry, cavalry and artillery in the Napoleonic Wars. A must for any Napoleonic wargamer.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Useful to a small minority
This book to be honest is a bit of a waste of time as the reality of his calculated movement rates are fanciful at best. Read more

Published on November 18, 2005 by R. Harrison

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Work !
This is exactly the kind of work we need in order to go deeper into the understanding of warfare, tactics and wars: I hope George F. Read more

Published on March 18, 2002 by Thomas Fontaine

2.0 out of 5 stars Good for drill manual buffs, but is it history?
Nafziger's compilation has usefulness if one wants to know the drill regulations. However, if the reader is looking for what the units actually did in combat, it is better to seek... Read more

Published on March 6, 1999

3.0 out of 5 stars Provides limited insights into Napoleonic combat
The main value of this book is in its compilation and pre-digestion of the drill manuals of the major participants in the Napoleonic wars. Read more

Published on December 9, 1998

2.0 out of 5 stars Better for the war-gamers and simulators than as history.
Much of this book consists of Nafziger's mechanical working-out of estimates for the time it would theoretically take to complete various manoeuvres at regulation pace and... Read more

Published on September 3, 1998 by David Burns

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