Wholesale Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century by Digby Smith

[Anness Publishing] An Illustrated Encyclopedia of Military Uniforms of the 19th Century An expert guide to the American Civil War, the Boer War, the Wars of German and Italian Unification and the Colonial Wars Digby Smith & Kevin F. Kiley, with consultant Jeremy Black MBE • A comprehensive illustrated directory of the uniforms of the 19th century, containing over 500 images of clothing, weapons, insignia and kit • Contains an unprecedented wealth of illustrative detail, with colour artworks of uniforms, battle scenes, technical drawings and campaign details, together with contemporaneous colour plates and fine art paintings • A definitive analysis of the weapons, equipment, deployment, tactics and motivation of these national forces, as well as fascinating detail of day-to-day life for the soldiers that fought the battles • A stunningly presented and unrivalled source of information on the insignia, appearance and experience of the fighting men of the perio