Poltava 1709 - Russia comes of age

Informationen zum Autor Angus Konstam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and has written widely on naval history, with well over a hundred books in print. He is a former Royal Navy officer, maritime archaeologist and museum curator, who has worked in the Royal Armouries, Tower of London, and Mel Fisher Maritime Museum. Now a full-time author and historian, he lives in Orkney. Klappentext Poltava marked the demise of Sweden as a European great power and the rise of Russia. In 1707, the seemingly invincible Charles XII led his army deep into Russia. It was to prove his undoing the long march eroded the fighting strength of the invaders; a vital supply convoy was lost; and the winter of 1708/9 was the worst in living memory. Drawing upon primary source material previously unseen in the west, Angus Konstam recounts the events, looking in particular at how this battle led to the destruction of the Swedish Army, Zusammenfassung Offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Poltava in 1709, at which Peter the Great's newly modernized Russian Army smashed the Swedish Army of Charles XII, thus ending more than 50 years of Swedish military supremacy in northern Europe. Inhaltsverzeichnis The Origins of the Campaign The Opposing Commanders The Opposing Armies The Opposing Plans The Campaign The Battle Aftermath Chronology A Guide to Further Reading The Battlefield Today Wargaming the Poltava Campaign

Product details

• Authors: Angus Konstam, Konstam Angus
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 17.10.1994
• EAN: 9781855324169
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-416-9
• No. of pages: 96
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 248 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Osprey Campaign S.; Campaign; Osprey Campaign S.
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Russia, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Europe / General, Warfare & defence, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, War and defence operations, War & defence operations, Land forces & warfare, C 1700 To C 1800, Land forces and warfare, HISTORY / Military / Land Forces, HISTORY / Russia / Imperial