Peter Hofschröer
| Region | United Kingdom |
|---|---|
Main interests | Military history, especially the Napoleonic wars |
Peter Hofschröer is a historian who specialises in the Napoleonic Wars.[1]
Education
He gained a BA (Hons) in German and History from King's College London.[2]
Career
He has written books and contributed articles to magazines and journals such as the BBC History magazine, Military History, War in History, the Journal of the Society of Army Historical Research, First Empire, Military Illustrated, Age of Napoleon and the Osprey Military Journal,[3] and to the BBC History website.[4]
He has been a historical advisor to various TV companies, and to the makers of the computer game based on the Waterloo Campaign, Fields of Glory, published by MicroProse. He used to present papers at gatherings such as the Consortium on Revolutionary Europe, the Wellington Congress, at the National Army Museum, Royal United Services Institute, and give talks at events such as the Cheltenham Literary Festival, and the International Napoleonic Fair.[2]
Awards
His awards include a Fellowship of the International Napoleonic Society and the Memorial Medal of the League of Bismarck, once in bronze, once in silver. [2][3]
Works
Sole author
| Pub Date | Volume | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Prussian Light Infantry 1792–1815 | Osprey Men-at-Arms |
| 1984 | Prussian Line Infantry 1792–1815 | Osprey Men-at-Arms |
| 1985 | Prussian Cavalry 1792–1807 | Osprey Men-at-Arms |
| 1985 | Prussian Cavalry 1808–1815 | Osprey Men-at-Arms |
| 1987 | Prussian reserve, militia & irregular troops 1806–15 | Osprey Men-at-Arms[5] |
| 1989 | Hanoverian Army of the Napoleonic Wars | Osprey Men-at-Arms[6] |
| 1993 | Leipzig 1813 | Osprey Campaign Series[7] |
| 1998 | 1815 – The Waterloo Campaign Vol. 1 (Wellington his German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras) | Greenhill[8] |
| 1999 | 1815 – The Waterloo Campaign Vol. 2 (The German victory, from Waterloo to the fall of Napoleon)[9] | Greenhill |
| 2001 | Lützen & Bautzen (1813) | Osprey Campaign Series |
| 2003 | Prussian Specialist Troops 1792–1815 | Osprey Men-at-Arms |
| 2004 | Wellington's Smallest Victory: The Duke, the Model Maker, and the Secret of Waterloo | Faber & Faber |
| 2005 | Wellington's Smallest Victory: The Duke, the Model Maker, and the Secret of Waterloo (pbk) | Faber & Faber |
| 2005 | Waterloo 1815 – Quatre Bras & Ligny | Pen & Sword |
| 2006 | Waterloo 1815: Wavre & Plancenoit and the Race to Paris | Pen & Sword |
| 2011 | Prussian Napoleonic Tactics 1792–1815 | Osprey Elite |
As contributor
| Pub Date | Volume | Publisher |
|---|---|---|
| 1987 | Napoleon's Marshals | Weidenfeld & Nicholson |
| 2000 | Napoleonic Options | Greenhill |
| 2004 | Dictionary of National Biography | Oxford UP |
| 2007 | Encyclopaedia of the French Revolutionary & Napoleonic Wars | ABC – Clio |
Editor
Carl Von Clausewitz (2010). Peter Hofschroer, ed. On Wellington: A Critique Of Waterloo. ISBN 978-0-8061-4108-4.
Notes
- ↑ Random House mini-biography
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Wellington's Smallest Victory". Napoleonicsociety.com. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 http://www.ospreypublishing.com/authors/profile.aspx?ID=3823
- ↑ "History – British History in depth: Waterloo: The Three Commanders". BBC. 5 November 2009. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ Prussian reserve, militia ... – Google Books. Books.google.com.au. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "Hanoverian Army of the Napoleonic Wars, Vol. 206, Men-at-Arms Series, Bryan Fosten, Book – Barnes & Noble". Search.barnesandnoble.com. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "Leipzig 1813: The Battle of the Nations: Amazon.ca: Peter Hofschröer: Books". Amazon.ca. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ "Book Review: 1815: The Waterloo Campaign: Wellington, his German Allies and the Battles of Ligny and Quatre Bras (Peter Hofschröer) : MHQ". HistoryNet. Retrieved 15 August 2010.
- ↑ awarded the 1999 Literary Award of the Napoleonic Society of America.
External links
- "Peter Hofschröer", Preußische Heeresbibliothek 15/11/99