{"product_id":"jager-europes-first-special-operations-forces-history-organization-arms-equipment-of-the-austro-hungarian-empires-elite-light-infantry-to-1866-hardcover","title":"Jäger: Europe's First Special Operations Forces: History, Organization, Arms \u0026 Equipment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Elite Light Infantry to 1866 - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJames V. Capua\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCol Carl M. Kruger\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJäger were Europe's first special operations forces, and their success on the battlefield was legendary. Yet, until now, no modern account of Austria's elite Jäger troops in the 18\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e and 19\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e centuries has been available in either English or German.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWritten by a historian and a West Pointer with thirty-three years' service in the U.S. Army, including with paratroops, this book\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003eintroduces readers to Austrian Jäger arms, equipment, training and tactics, as well as their unique role in the Habsburg Empire's conflicts. Carefully illustrated, with many images never before published, \u003cem\u003eJäger\u003c\/em\u003e transcends the standard unit history. General readers of military history as well as arms and militaria collectors will find a comprehensive treatment of its subject in rich context, including: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe emergence of the military Jäger from a culture of hunting and rifled arms \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe place of Austrian Jäger in the evolution of European light infantry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJäger in Austria's wars against Frederick the Great, Napoleon, Bismarck's Prussia and in the wars of Italian independence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJäger firearms and edged weapons\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAuthoritative information for collectors\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003eJäger\u003c\/em\u003e, a too-long neglected chapter in European military history emerges from relative obscurity, challenging conventional academic wisdom and popular historical fancy about the origins of European elite light infantry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.25 x 7.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45666735030374,"sku":"9781734581416","price":91.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/azBuaVZiWGJHb1NjT2E1ZW1sS1dEdz09.webp?v=1779979824","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/jager-europes-first-special-operations-forces-history-organization-arms-equipment-of-the-austro-hungarian-empires-elite-light-infantry-to-1866-hardcover","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}