Don Troiani's masterful craftsmanship and Ron Field's informative documentation bring the soldiers of the American Civil War to life. Renowned military historian and artist Don Troiani and military historian and author Ron Field have teamed up to create an appealing book for re-enactors, model builders and all historians interested in Civil War soldiers. The 150 figure studies85 from the North and 65 from the Southshow in detail all aspects of uniforms and headgear: coats, trousers, caps and epaulettes, badges, buckles, buttons and boots, as well as the weapons and equipment each soldier carried. Cavalrymen, infantrymen, sharpshooters, Zouaves, from captains and commanders to ordinary soldiersall who wore blue, grey, and the colourful and fascinating shades of red, green, yellow, and gold are depicted in vivid and accurate detail. Troiani's masterful illustrations and Field's documentation are based on impeccable research of eyewitness accounts and quartermaster reports, as well as careful examination of surviving artefacts. This book puts the soldier at the centre and is both a visual delight and an informative resource.
Author
Troiani, Don/Field, Ron
Title
Don Troiani's Civil War Uniforms of Union and Confederate Soldiers
Details
English text, paperback, many colour illustrations, large format. 320 pages.
State
new
The Globe Pequot Publishing Group, Inc. 15200 NBN Way Blue Ridge Summit, PA 17214 Vereinigte Staaten von Amerika
