Bøker av Richard Brzezinski

Details the key battle in one of the most destructive wars in history - the 30 years war between Catholic and Protestant armies. By 1632 the Protestant powers were in trouble, until King Adolphus II of Sweden came to their rescue and with his troops defeated the Imperial army.

Examines the origins and development of the Polish Winged Hussars. This book provides a view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of these legendary and fascinating warriors. The dramatic Hussar characteristics were the wings worn on the back or on the saddle. The Hussars terrified the Turks, Tatars, Swedes and others.

For a thousand years the Sarmatian tribes had contacts with the major military powers of the ancient world. These armoured horsemen of the southern Russian steppes migrated into the Roman world. This text describes the history, armour, weapons and tactics of this people.

"The Lion of the North", saviour of German Protestantism and the outstanding tactical genius of his day, Gustavus Adolphus had a revolutionary effect on the warfare of the 17th century, as this book describes.