Poltava, 1709 : Russia Comes of Age
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Offers an account of the origins, events and outcome of the Battle of Poltava in 1709, at which Peter the Great's newly modernized Russian Army smashed the Swedish Army of Charles XII, thus ending more than 50 years of Swedish military supremacy in northern Europe. The book is illustrated with detailed maps and diagrams, and with contemporary drawings and prints.
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Product details
- Paperback | 96 pages
- 185 x 250 x 7.62mm | 382g
- 17 Oct 1994
- Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Osprey Publishing
- New York, United Kingdom
- English
- b&w photographs, colour illustrations, maps, facsimiles
- 1855324164
- 9781855324169
- 42,399
About Angus Konstam
Angus Konstam hails from the Orkney Islands and is the author of over 20 books for Osprey. Formerly the Curator of Weapons in the Royal Armouries at the Tower of London, he also served as the Chief Curator of the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West, Florida. His maritime titles for Osprey include Elite 67: Pirates 1660-730, Elite 69: Buccaneers 1620-1700 and Elite 70: Elizabethan Sea Dogs 1560-1605. Angus lives in Edinburgh.
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