British Military Uniforms From Contemporary Pictures: Henry VII to the present day

Arco Pub. Co [Published Date: 1957]. Hardcover, xix, 168 pp. "1968 Edition" stamped in red ink at the bottom of the copyright page. Good in acceptable to poor dust jacket. Red cloth covered boards with gold emblem on front and lettering on spine. Light scuffing to edges of covers. Binding tight. Previous owner's name and circular book stamp on front paste-down, Otherwise pages are lightly aged but unmarked. Dust jacket is missing about 3" of the paper along the top edge of the back cover and has several smaller chips and tears and creasing along edges. What is left is contained in an archival-quality (removable) Brodart cover. Not Ex-library. Color and black and white illustrations. [From front jacket flap] Colorful uniforms, waving plumes, and glittering accoutrements are integral parts of state occasions and ceremonies in the United Kingdom. These glamorous garments, as well as the No. I dress and battle dress of today's soldier, are descended from costumes worn by British fighting men for hundreds of years, though the medieval hose may have become the battle dress trousers, and the richly plumed hat the beret of the present day soldier. In British Military Uniforms, W. Y. Carman, a recognized authority on the history of the British Army, traces the changes in style of army uniform from the time of Henry VII to the present day. Based on contemporary evidence, official War Office papers and records, and many years of research, the text covers the trends of military fashion in a simple and detailed style. The 110 illustrations show how the style of pictorial records has changed over the centuries from oil painting through drawings and prints to the modern photograph. Pikemen, musketeers, grenadiers, dragoons and hussars are but a few of the military types whose evolution is traced and pictured in color and black-and-white, with reproductions from such sources as the collection of Her Majesty the Queen, the British Museum, the National Portrait Gallery, and the Victoria and Albert Museum. The author, W. Y. Carman, is Deputy Director of the National Army Museum at the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst, and a member of a number of military and historical societies. His book, British Military Uniforms, while a valuable wqork of reference, will interest and entertain the general reader. Title: British Military Uniforms From Contemporary Pictures: Henry VII to the present day Author Name: Carman, W. Y Location Published: Arco Pub. Co: 1968 Binding: hardcover Book Condition: Good Jacket Condition: Acceptable Size: 9x7x1 Type: hardcover Categories: History, Military, Textile & Costume Seller ID: 20250407005 Keywords: history, military, textiles