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The glory of the empires, 1880-1914 : the illustrated history of the military uniforms and traditions of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States

-- Illustrated history of the military uniforms and traditions of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States

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The glory of the empires, 1880-1914 : the illustrated history of the military uniforms and traditions of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States -- Illustrated history of the military uniforms and traditions of Britain, France, Germany, Russia and the United States

Call No

UC480

Authors

Schollander, Wendell, 1943-

Subjects

Military uniforms--History--19th century
Military uniforms--History--20th century
Military uniforms--History--19th century--Pictorial works
Military uniforms--History--20th century--Pictorial works
Military uniforms.
Illustrated works.
History.
Pictorial works.
Illustrated works.

Language

English

Published

Stroud : The History Press, 2018.

Publication Desc

xvi, 896 : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ;

ISBN

9780752486345

Dimensions

27 cm

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Machine generated contents note: Section I Overview -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Section II British Empire -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Guard Cavalry -- 6. The Foot Guards Regiments -- 7. Line Cavalry -- a. Dragoon Guards and Dragoons -- b. Lancers -- c. Hussars -- 8. Line Infantry -- a. Line Foot -- b. Light Infantry -- c. Fusiliers -- d. Rifles -- e. The Highland Regiments -- f. The Lowland Regiments and Highland Light Infantry -- 9. West India Regiment -- 10. West African Regiment -- 11. Kings African Rifles -- 12. West African Frontier Force -- 13. The Malay State Guides -- 14. Egypt and the Sudan -- 15. The Hong Kong Regiment (1892 -- 1902) -- 16. The Chinese Regiment (1898 -- 1906) -- British Empire: Notes -- British Empire: Bibliography -- Section III India -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Cavalry -- 6. Infantry -- 7. Gurkhas -- India: Notes -- India: Bibliography -- Section IV French Empire -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Cavalry -- a. Cuirassiers -- b. Dragoons -- c. Light Cavalry -- i. Hussars -- ii. Chasseurs a Cheval -- 6. Infantry -- a. Line Infantry -- b. Foreign Legion -- c. Chasseurs a Pied -- d. Chasseurs Alpins -- e. Alpine Infantry -- 7. North African Army -- a. Chasseurs d'Afrique -- b. Spahis -- 8. North African Infantry -- a. African Light Infantry -- b. Zouaves -- c. Tirailleurs Algeriens and Marocains -- d. Foreign Legion -- 9. Colonial Infantry -- a. Line Colonial Infantry -- b. Senegalese Tirailleurs and Spahis -- i. Senegalese Tirailleurs -- ii. Senegalese Spahis -- c. Tonkinese and Annamite Tirailleurs -- d. Madagascan Tirailleurs -- 10. Sahara Tirailleurs and Spahis and the Compagnies Sahariennes -- French Empire: Notes -- French Empire: Bibliography -- Section V Russia -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Guard Cavalry -- a. Guard Cuirassier -- b. Guard Dragoons and Horse Grenadiers -- c. Guard Lancers -- d. Guard Hussars -- e. Guard Cossacks -- f. Emperor's Guard Escort -- 6. Guard Infantry -- a. Guard Infantry and Rifles -- b.Combined Guard Infantry -- 7. Line Cavalry -- a. Dragoons -- b. Lancers -- c. Hussars -- 8. Steppes (or Plains) Cossacks -- 9. Caucasus (or Mountain) Cossacks -- 10. The Native Horse Regiments -- a. The Crimean Cavalry -- b. The Dagestan Regimenl and the Ossetian Demi-Regiment (Caucasus Native Horse) -- d. The Turkman Demi-Regiment -- 11. The Line Infantry and Grenadiers -- 12. Line Rifles -- 13. Cossack Infantry (Kuban Plastun Battalions) -- Russian Empire: Notes -- Russian Empire: Bibliography -- Section VI German Empire -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Prussian Guard Infantry -- a. Foot Guards -- b. Guard Fusilier Regiment -- c. Guard Grenadiers -- d. Guard Jager and Rifles -- 6. Prussian Cavalry -- a. Prussian Cuirassiers -- b. Dragoons -- c. Lancers (Uhlans) -- d. Hussars -- e. Mounted Rifles (Jager zu Pferde) -- 7. Bavarian Cavalry -- a. Bavarian Heavy Cavalry (Schwere Reiter) -- b. Bavarian Lancers -- c. Bavarian Light Horse (Chevaulegers) -- 8. Saxon Cavalry -- a. Saxon Heavy Cavalry (Schwere Reiter) -- 9. Line Infantry -- a. Prussian Line Grenadiers -- b. Prussian Line Infantry -- c. Hesse Line Infantry -- d. Saxon Line Infantry -- e. Baden Line Infantry -- f. Wurttemberg Line Infantry -- g. Bavarian Line Infantry -- 10. Jagers and Schutzen (Rifles) -- 11. Overseas Troops -- a. German East Africa up to 1896 -- b. German South-West Africa -- c. Cameroon -- d. Togo -- e. Tsingtao (Jiaozhou) -- f. South Pacific Colonies -- g.Common Uniforms of 1896 -- German Empire: Notes -- German Empire: Bibliography -- Section VII American Empire -- 1. Country Background -- 2. The Army -- 3. Uniform Information -- 4. General Staff -- 5. Cavalry and Infantry -- a. Cavalry -- b. Infantry -- c. New Dress Uniforms -- d. Philippine Scouts -- e. Porto Rico (Provisional) Regiment of Infantry -- American Empire: Notes -- American Empire: Bibliography -- Section VIII Coda.