Osprey Campaign 113

Rossbach and Leuthen 1757
By Simon Millar Illustrated by Adam Hook

Of all history's great captains, Frederick the Great must rank in the top three (I leave you to consider the other two and the order of their primacy). However he was not always triumphant, and this is not surprising when you consider that Prussia was ringed by real or potential enemies, and that his own foreign policies were not likely to gain him an awful lot of friends.

At the start of 1757 began well for Frederick, but by Summer he had been pushed back from all he had gained. His allies had been defeated, as had his own Prussian forces. Russian, French and Austrian Imperial forces were closing in of Frederick's forces and matters looked increasingly dark for the Prussian king.

Simon Millar takes up the story and details the climactic battles of Rossbach and Leuthen. He does this in a very accessible way, giving a clear and exciting narrative that provides the newcomer to the period with a whole host of information about the opposing armies and their tactics. Millar does not however give much in the way of uniform detail, instead referring the reader to the excellent Osprey Men At Arms series.

The volume contains a myriad of illustrations, both in black and white and colour. The original artwork by Adam Hook is excellent, and supports the text admirably. There is plenty of information in these pages to enable the wargamer to refight these actions, and to enhance the knowledge of the horse and musket era fan. I enjoyed reading this book, which I did in a couple of nights, and there is much that I think I may return to in the future. In all a very good buy.

Softback/ 96 pages
ISBN 1-84176-509-0
Price£12.99/$18.95

JOS

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