The Battle of Koniggratz 1866
and The History of K.u.K
Infantry Regiment
Graf Khevenhuller-Metsch Nr 35

Book Review

Reviews by "Old Duffer"

published by Helion & Company, 26 Willow Road, Solihull, West Midlands B91 1UE. E-mail

Starting at the back Khevenhuller is a translation of the (short) history of the regiment in the Seven Weeks War. At pamphlet size (24 pages A5) it contains details of the regiment's various battalions and its movements, losses and awards. Koniggratz contains two documents. Firstly a Czech booklet called Bitva U Hradce Králové which is a history of the battle with a stunning series of illustrations. Real uniforms, some great re-enactments photographs, the Ottenfeld uniform prints and a whole lot more (including a great fold out painting of the cavalry actions). If you want to get the zen of 19th century this is an excellent start. The second part is a translation of the Czech text. Grand stuff if expensive.

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