Pictures and assault on the Northern War of 1700-1721
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To the 300th anniversary of the end of the Great Northern War!
“Through the capture of this city of St. Petersburg, the final security was received " - so Peter the Great commented on the capture of Vyborg by the Russian troops in 1710. There are about seventy siege operations for the last 21 year of Russia, because the seizure and defense of the fortresses They made up a significant part of the military affairs of the beginning of the 18th century. The book of Boris Megorsky is dedicated to this typical one for his time, but not very known today by the hostilities of the era of Peter I.
When describing the siege war, the author draws attention to the issues of everyday life, routine tasks, military traditions and customs, behavior in a combat situation. An important place in a book written on a large massif of published and archival sources, both domestic and foreign, is given to the civilian population involved in the war, it is told about the tactics of scorched land, the evacuation and burning of cities. An unwritten laws give a vivid characteristic of the era and
“Through the capture of this city of St. Petersburg, the final security was received " - so Peter the Great commented on the capture of Vyborg by the Russian troops in 1710. There are about seventy siege operations for the last 21 year of Russia, because the seizure and defense of the fortresses They made up a significant part of the military affairs of the beginning of the 18th century. The book of Boris Megorsky is dedicated to this typical one for his time, but not very known today by the hostilities of the era of Peter I.
When describing the siege war, the author draws attention to the issues of everyday life, routine tasks, military traditions and customs, behavior in a combat situation. An important place in a book written on a large massif of published and archival sources, both domestic and foreign, is given to the civilian population involved in the war, it is told about the tactics of scorched land, the evacuation and burning of cities. An unwritten laws give a vivid characteristic of the era and
Author:
Author:Boris Megorsky
Cover:
Cover:Hard
Category:
- Category:Biographies & Memoirs
- Category:Historical Literature
Publication language:
Publication Language:Russian
Paper:
Paper:Offset
Series:
Series: Best Warriors in History
Age restrictions:
Age restrictions:16+
ISBN:
ISBN:978-5-04-15522-1
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