Other [Battles-Set]: The Yom Kippur War 1973 (2) The Yom Kippur War 1973 (1) Zordorf 1758 Poltava 1709 Gravelotte-St-Privat 1870 (Praeger Illustrated Military History) (v. 1 & 2)

Poltava marked the demise of Sweden as a European great power and the rise of Russia. In 1707, the seemingly invincible Charles XII led his army deep into Russia. It was to prove his undoing - the long march eroded the fighting strength of the invaders; a vital supply convoy was lost; and the winter of 1708/9 was the worst in living memory. Drawing upon primary source material previously unseen in the west, Angus Konstam recounts these events, looking in particular at how this battle led to the destruction of the Swedish Army.