Granier Hermann (1 results)

A book about the Battle of Lobositz (Lovosice in Czech), with an original front cover and a fold-out map of the battlefield. Written as a doctoral thesis by Hermann Granier (1857-1941), a German historian. See a photo for the table of contents. The Battle of Lobositz was the opening land battle of the Third Silesian War and the wider Seven Years' War. Frederick the Great's 28,000 Prussians were prevented by 33,000 Austrians under Maximilian Ulysses Count von Browne from continuing their invasion into the rich Bohemian plain, forcing Frederick to ultimately fall back north into Saxony for the winter. /// Half-cloth binding; hardback, [4]+105+[3] pp., 8° (15 x 22 cm), cover slightly worn, original cover and endpapers yellowed, ca. 10 leaves slightly foxed (usually only a few yellow spots), condition: good Book Language/s: German.