Old Duffer's Book Corner
From the Imbibing Bibliophile himself
PALLAS ARMATA: For a list send a SSAE to 98 Priory Road, Tonbridge, Kent TN9 2BP. A very business-like summary of the history of les suisses which gives details of the Swiss in the service of France, Britain, Naples, Spain, Savoy, Austria and the United Provinces. Those of you interested in odd details (like the Captain-General's company having different coloured flag staves from the other companies) are going to enjoy this. There is also a lot of detail on the Swiss military families, did you know the "Prussian" family of Dohna was really Swiss? About thirty pages - excellent value for the military history fan. More Book Reviews
The Military Revolution In The Sixteenth Century In Search of The Dark Ages The Viking Art of War The Wars Of Frederick the Great Suleyman The Magnificent And His Age The Hundred Years War For Morocco Battle Tactics of Napoleon and his Enemies Russia's Military Way To The West Fisher's Face Stephen And Matilda: The Civil War of 1139-53 The Anarchy of King Stephen's Reign Swiss Regiments a L'Étranger The Italian Reverse At Adowa Back to Perfidious Albion #92 Table of Contents Back to Perfidious Albion List of Issues Back to MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1996 by Charles and Teresa Vasey. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com |