{"product_id":"jger-james-v-capua-9781734581409","title":"J臠er: Europe's First Special Operations Forces: History, Organization, Arms \u0026 Equipment of the Austro-Hungarian Empire's Eli","description":"\u003cp\u003eJ ger 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 J ger 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 J ger 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\u003eJ ger\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 J ger from a culture of hunting and rifled arms \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe place of Austrian J ger in the evolution of European light infantry\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJ ger in Austria's wars against Frederick the Great, Napoleon, Bismarck's Prussia and in the wars of Italian independence\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eJ ger 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\u003eJ ger\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James V. Capua, Col Carl M. Kruger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1734581409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781734581409\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Signal Horn\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 7.50w x 0.84d","brand":"James V. Capua","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43994531234047,"sku":"9781734581409","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a7d91ee7-8557-40bc-9f39-7614f0476a75.jpg?v=1683330707","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/jger-james-v-capua-9781734581409","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}