NAPOLEONIC UNIFORMS:
VOLUMES I & II (TWO VOLUME SET)
by Colonel John R. Elting. Illustrated by Herbert
Knotel
No other period in history has produced such
magnificent uniforms as those worn by the soldiers
involved in the Napoleonic Wars. Napoleonic Uniforms is
the only reference work of its kind to depict accurately
the entire Grande Armée in detail. It portrays the
French armies, combining authoritative text with lavish
illustrations. This superb two-volume set depicts in
magnificent colour the uniforms of the Royal Army,
Emigrant Troops, Revolutionary Armies, and the Army of
Egypt. Herbert Knötel's plates are recognised by uniform
specialists as being amongst the best and most accurate
depicting this colourful episode in military history.
With more than nine hundred colour plates, each with an
authoritative caption by Colonel John Elting.
Dustjackets slightly rubbed and creased, otherwise
very good.
Very good in d/w - Large format, 916 colour
plates + text pages
