Introduction: heavy and light cavalry at the beginning of the 17th century/ Organization, tactics, arms and armour and clothing, horse furniture, standards, and military music of Cuirassiers (armoured heavy cavalry) – Harqubuisers (carbine-armed cavalry) – Dragoons (mounted infantry) – Croats and Hussars (light cavalry)
A guide to the cavalry forces of the Habsburg Empire during the Thirty Years' War.
Vladimir Brnardic was born in Zagreb in 1973. After graduating
from the University of Zagreb with a History degree, he trained as
a journalist in the Documentary Program of Croatian Television. He
has a keen interest in the history of Central and Eastern European
military organisations from the 15th to19th century, especially
those of the Napoleonic period. He also completed the first volume
on the Imperial Armies looking at infantry and artillery for the
Men-at-Arms series. He is married and currently lives and works in
Zagreb, Croatia.
Darko Pavlovic was born in 1959 and currently lives and works in
Zagreb, Croatia. A trained architect, he now works as a full-time
illustrator and writer, specializing in militaria. Darko has
illustrated a number of books for Osprey including Men-at-Arms 282:
Axis Forces in Yugoslavia 1941–45 and Elite 60: U-Boat Crews
1914–45. He has also written and illustrated titles for the
Men-at-Arms series on the Austrian army of the 19th century
"The uniform enthusiasts will find that this book is a great addition to their collection and is great reference material for the uniforms weaponry or the Imperial Thirty Years War." --www.mataka.org (January 2011)
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