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Overview
Overview
Austria's Balkan frontier - the disputed borderland between Europe and the Ottoman Turks - was defended in the 18th century by a unique organization of hardy communities who were granted farmland in return for armed service. These Grenzers, masters of guerrilla warfare, were later incorporated into Austria's regular forces, and earned a wider reputation fighting against the army of Frederik the Great's Prussia. By the start of the wars against Revolutionary and Napoleonic France they provided a significant part of the Austrian Line. This book unravels their complex history, and illustrates the development of their colourful folk costumes into striking uniforms.
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Hollins, David
- ISBN: 9781841767017
- Condition: Used
- Dimensions: 8.64 x 0.15
- Number Of Pages: 48
- Publication Year: 2005