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Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Military life & institutions > Uniforms & insignia
William K. Emerson's "Encyclopedia of United States Army
Insignia and Uniforms" is the first comprehensive,
well-illustrated, fully researched, and completely documented
history of U.S. Army branch insignia and the uniforms on which
those insignia were worn. More than two thousand photographs
illustrate the actual branch insignia used by men and women of the
U.S. Army during war and peace from American independence to the
present. This book tells the story of the major army branches -
infantry, artillery, cavalry, and engineers - as well as the
service and support branches comprising doctors and nurses,
chaplains, musicians, quartermasters, military police, and the many
others whom have made up the U.S. Army.
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Despite the many celebrated victories of the British Army during
the Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815), the role of the Royal Navy should
never be overlooked. The 'wooden walls' formed the country's first
and most important line of defence, and ranged throughout the world
to protect Britain's trade-routes and in support of the land forces
and overseas possessions. This book covers the huge variations in
uniforms not just in the Navy but the Royal Marines and Infantry
regiments which served alongside naval crews. It also looks at the
organisation, training and recruitment of the force and corrects a
number of misconceptions regarding impressment and training.
This two volume set by Pat Moran and Jon Maguire illustrates, in
full color, over 240 visor hats and helmets of the German: Army,
Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, SS, NSDAP, Police, Civilian, and
miscellaneous formations. Each peaked hat is shown from four
angles, including interior, and insignia detail. These volumes are
a must for collectors of German headgear and militaria, as well as
modelers and students of military uniforms.
The armour and weapons of the Roman army have long been the subject
of intense research and speculation. While much has been published
on their arms and armour, however, the actual clothing of Imperial
soldiers has largely been overlooked. In this second part of a
rigorous study of the literary, sculptural, pictorial and
archaeological evidence, the specialist author-artist examines the
clues which enable us to attempt reconstructions of items worn by
officers and men all over the empire during the two centuries
between the reign of Septimius Severus and the twilight years of
Stilicho.
Superb color photographs, including multiple full-views and detail
shots, depict over 150 helmets of Germany, Britain, France, United
States, Austria, Turkey, and others from World War I. Previously
unpublished World War I photographs show the helmets as they were
worn.
This second volume in the Uniforms and Equipment of the Imperial
German Army 1900-1918: A Study in Period Photographs series,
contains over 500 never before published photographic images of the
Imperial German military forces. Contained in this volume are
photographs of: machine gun troops and their equipment; assault
troops with grenades and their specialized equipment; the M1895
blue uniform; minenwerfers and crews; steel combat helmets;
decorative steins, pipes and patriotic items; telegraph and signal
troops; field artillery troops and their personal equipment;
kraftfahrer and vehicles; Model 1915 ersatz pickelhauben; cavalry,
including Dragoons, Bavarian Chavauleger, Jager zu Pferde, Ulans,
Kurassiere, and Husaren; eisenbahn troops; flak anti-Aircraft
artillery; Imperial Air Service; commissary; heavy artillery guns;
horses and pets; and, finally, pickelhauben in detail. The color
section features the M1915 uniform illustrations by Paul Casberg,
which originally appeared in the 1916 volume by Moritz Ruhl Verlag,
Die Deutsche Armee in ihren neuen Feld-und Friedens-Uniformen. Each
photograph and caption has been carefully researched affording the
reader much information not to be found elsewhere, plus the
inclusion of a glossary and an annotated bibliography which make
this volume essential for the serious military historian, collector
and World War I re-enactor.
This two volume set by Pat Moran and Jon Maguire illustrates, in
full color, over 240 visor hats and helmets of the German: Army,
Luftwaffe, Kriegsmarine, SS, NSDAP, Police, Civilian, and
miscellaneous formations. Each peaked hat is shown from four
angles, including interior, and insignia detail. These volumes are
a must for collectors of German headgear and militaria, as well as
modelers and students of military uniforms.
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