War of the Austrian succession reading?

[swiftnick]

Can anyone please point me to a decent history of this conflict?

[ilkley Old School]

I can recommend The War of the Austrian Succession by Reed Browning.

[swiftnick]

Thank you will check it out.

[Inkpaduta]

Browning's book is the standard text for the war.

[vtsaogames]

I third that choice. The French went to war without a unified strategy. The king was no dope, but he was mainly interested in his mistresses, so each branch of the government went their own way. Frederick invaded, made a separate peace, invaded again as the Machiavellian whim took him. You can see how almost every hand was against him in the next war.

Some wag, seeing Marshal de Saxe strolling in the Tuileries Gardens with Madame de Pompadour, said "there is the King's sword, and his scabbard".

Frederick was soundly whipped when he invaded Bohemia, without a major battle fought. After, he owned that he had been schooled by Charles of Lorraine's chief of staff, Marshal Traun. Kolin was the first battle he lost, but not his first thrashing.

[olicana]

yep, that's the text.

[Rochejaquelein]

If you're looking for a good resource on French uniforms that excludes anachronisms from the Seven Years War , I recently purchased The French War of the Austrian Succession 1740-1748 - Volume 1 by David Wilson. It's pretty comprehensive.