Polish Winged Hussar 15761775 by Richard Brzezinski

Polish Winged Hussar 15761775 by Richard Brzezinski

This book examines the origins and development of the Polish 'Winged' Hussars. Using many years' painstaking research drawn from unpublished Polish sources, the author provides a rounded view of the training, tactics, appearance and experiences of these legendary and fascinating warriors. Most dramatic of all Hussar characteristics were the 'wings' worn on the back or on the saddle, although not all Hussars wore them, and their purpose has been fiercely debated. The Hussars terrified the Turks, Tatars, Muscovite boyars, Ukrainian Cossacks and Swedes, who did everything to avoid facing them directly in battle.

Richard Brzezinski is a leading expert on the military history of Central and Eastern Europe, greatly admired for his primary research and painstaking work in archives in Sweden, Germany and Poland. He has written titles on Polish Armies 1569-1696 and the army of Gustavus Adolphus in Osprey's Men-at Arms series.

Velimir Vuksic is an experienced military illustrator whose published work covers a wide variety of periods, conflicts and armies. He has worked for numerous magazines including Military Illustrated. A native of Croatia, Velimir has also served in the armed forces as a paratrooper.

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ISBN 13	9781841766508
ISBN 10	184176650X
Title	Polish Winged Hussar 15761775
Author	Richard Brzezinski
Series	Warrior
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Osprey Publishing
Year published	2006-07-10
Number of pages	64
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