"I wish to have as many Hussar banners as possible, because both the present and the past have shown this by the eye of the experience, that it is the strength of the army, because they are both decoration and defense, and above all that no other nation has such an armed force. it has and cannot. Such an opinion about hussars was given by Jan III Sobieski himself before the Seym in 1676.
There was not and probably will not be such an effective military formation. Everyone admired it - Poles and foreigners. She became a symbol of victory and power. Polish hussars are born soldiers - this was the opinion throughout Europe.
This was due not only to outstanding war deeds, but also to how they looked and how they behaved. They impressed with their appearance and their way of being evoked respect. One glance was enough to see that fighting was their profession. Everyone looked at them with admiration.
What was the phenomenon of the deadly effectiveness of the best Polish driving you will learn from the book by Radosław Sikora “Husaria. The pride of Polish arms ”(Znak Horyzont 2019).
The image of power was completed with the news of an unbelievable number of triumphs. The hussars were not afraid of the twenty-times outnumbering of the enemy. The wise decisions of the commanders and the right tactics meant that there was no match that could not be won. If this happened, the hussars waited for their own circumstances and struck again. An orderly, effective, ruthless charge.
What was the armament of the hussars? Did she have wings in battle? What were her strongest points? How many victories has she had? How did she fight and what did she do when the opponent was not around? Why is their time irretrievably gone?
You will find the answers to these and hundreds of other questions in the book Hussars. The pride of the Polish army the most prominent expert on this subject, Radosław Sikora. Richly illustrated and beautifully published, it will introduce you to a world where Poland was synonymous with victory.