Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799-1815 (Warrior) [Paperback]

Laurence Spring (Author), Bill Younghusband (Illustrator)

Book Description

Series: Warrior | Publication Date: August 19, 2002

This title provides a comprehensive and vivid account of life in the Russian infantry at the turn of the 19th century - a time when the Russian army was arguably one of the most important in the world. Although hopelessly outdated at the outbreak of the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the army underwent radical changes and modernisation after Czar Paul I's murder. This book details recruitment and training procedures, tactics and equipment, and daily life both at home and on campaign. The experiences of the average soldier are examined, and several commonly held assumptions regarding his character and motivation are reassessed.

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Insights into the real lives of history's fighting men, packed with full colour illustrations, highly detailed cutaways, exploded artwork of weaponry and armour, and action-packed battle scenes.

About the Author

Laurence Spring holds a degree in History from London University, and is the co-ordinator of the Russian Army Study Group, an organisation with a world-wide membership. He has worked on a translation of A V Viskovatov's seminal Historical Description of the Clothing and Arms of the Russian Army, and has also written on the English Civil War, plus numerous articles for magazines. Laurence lives and works in Surrey, UK.

Product Details

• Paperback: 64 pages
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (August 19, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1841763802
• ISBN-13: 978-1841763804
• Product Dimensions: 7.2 x 0.2 x 9.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #247,246 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #53 in Books > History > Military > Life & Institutions

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0 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Poor illustrations hurt otherwise decent entry in series, December 16, 2006

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robbieandrose (New England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Russian Grenadiers and Infantry 1799-1815 (Warrior) (Paperback)

While the author Laurence Spring has done a respectible job portraying what it was like to be a common soldier in the Czar's army during the Napoleonic period the illustrator Younghusband has seen fit to pull down the volume with uninteresting, completely generic illustrations that more properly belong in an edition of the men at arms series. The author acknowleges the fact that only a few accounts of Russian soldiers who served during that period survive however I felt more could have been done to give the reader a better understanding of what infantry fighting was like for the Russians.