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THE NAFZIGER COLLECTION:



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A HISTORY OF CAVALRY

By George T. Denison

Translated by G.F. Nafziger

Volume 1 - Troy to Bouvines, 1214 AD, 103 pages, $19.95
Volume 2 - Crusades to Frederick the Great, 121 pages, $19.95
Volume 3 - Napoleon to Franco-Prussian War, 1870, 114 pages, $19.95

This study covers cavalry actions, weapons, and tactics from Biblical times to the Franco-Prussian War. Over one hundred battles are discussed and the use of cavalry in them is the focus. It talks about the strengths and weaknesses of cavalry at various times; how it fought; and why it was victorious.




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CAMPAGNE OF THE MARECHAL DE CREQUY IN ALSACE AND LORRAINE 1677

By Carlet de la Roziere

Translated by G.F. Nafziger

Illustrations: numerous B&W illustrations
Pages: 39 pages
$19.95 soft cover

This work was originally publsihed in 1764 and is the only known account of this obscure campaign between the French Marshal Crequy and the Duke of Lorraine. It includes discussions of one battle and one siege.




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THE WARS OF MARHSAL TURENNE

By the Count de Montholon

As dictated by Napoleon Bonaparte

Translated by G.F. Nafziger

Illustrations: none
Pages: 61 pages
$19.95 soft cover

Oringially published as part of a larger work, in it Napoleon discusses Turenne's military career and analyzes, pointing out the good and the bad, of his various maneuvers and battles.





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HISTORY OF CHARLES XII OF SWEDEN

by M. Voltaire

Illustrations: none
Pages: 142 pages
$25.00 soft cover

Written by THE famous Voltaire, French man of letters, this work is the complete history of Charles XII of Sweden. This work was originally published in 1881.





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THE DUKE OF BERWICK, MARSHAL OF FRANCE, 1702-1734

by Lt. Col. Charles Townshend Wilson

Illustrations: none
Pages: Volume 1-137 pages, Volume 2 - 144 pages
$50.00 soft cover

This two volume work was originally published in 1883. It is an account of the military history of the French Marshal of Berwick. It covers the War of the Spanish Succession and the Jacobite War





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THE BATTLE OF FONTENOY

by Francis H. Skrine

Illustrations: 2 B&W illustrations & 1 map
Pages: 183 pages
$25.00 soft cover

Originally published in 1906. This is probably the best English language account of the campaign and battle of Fontenoy. The original work has been supplimented with a map of the battle and orders of battle.




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MAURICE DE SAXE'S 1745 CAMPAIGN IN BELIGUM

By Henry Pichat

Translated by G.F. Nafziger

Illustrations: 8 B&W maps
Pages: 153 pages
$25.00 soft cover

Maurice de Saxe led the French Army into Belgium and after the battle of Fontenoy, he began a campaign of reducing various fortresses in Flanders. This work discusses the sieges of several cities, including Brussels, as well as the maneuvers by which Maurice outfoxed the Pragmatic Army. There is a detailed account of one small actions where a French advance guard is caught in bivouac by an Allied force, which is supported by a map and would make an excellent wargame scenerio. Lots of interesting information about the internal workings of the French Army, how it marched, etc., etc.





THE BATTLE OF MALPLAQUET

By Maurice Sautai

Translated by G.F.Nafziger



Size: 8.5" x 11"
Illustrations: 9 b&w maps and diagrams
Pages: 62 pages
$19.95 soft cover

In the War of the Spanish Succession Prince Eugene and the Duke of Marlborough steadily defeated the French armies sent against them. The situation of the French had become desperate and even though they lost at Malplaquet, they discovered that they could stand up against the heretofore victorious Allies. After this battle the war turned and the French armies would know victory. This work provides a very detailed account of the build up to the battle, the defensive position constructed by the French, and the course of the battle. It contains orders of battle for both armies and a detailed map of the French positions.





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WAR OF THE BAVARIAN SUCCESSION (1778-1779)

By Baron von Holtzendorff

Translated by G.F.Nafziger

Illustrations: none
Pages: 90 pages
$19.95 soft cover

Originally published in 1784, this work is the only detailed work in English and one of the few works in any language on this particular war.