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John P Langellier
Decades of Duty
IIn 1881, the first Buffalo Soldiers arrived in Arizona pursuing elusive Apaches. Over the following decades, African Americans from the Tenth U.S. Cavalry and Twenty-Fourth and Twenty-Fifth…
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John Langellier
The Union infantrymen were the 1700 regiments of foot soldiers who became the mainstay of Mr Lincoln’s Army . All aspects of a Union infantryman’s life, including recruitment, training, discipline…
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This illustrated text describes the uniforms, weaponry, military practices and tactics of the US Dragoons. It looks at the history of the mounted soldiers, covering topics such as: the formation…
Features the story of the 90-year presence of American forces in China until the fall of Peking in 1941. This work includes coverage of the first operations on the Pearl…
In the 1840s, the powerful pull of Manifest Destiny brought the U.S. Army to today’s southern Arizona. The first forces came as a vanguard marching westward to conquer California, but…
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On a summer’s day in Montana, a frontier cavalry officer, Powhatan Henry Clarke, died at the height of his career. He was a fearless field commander, gaining glory and first-hand…
In this new, extensively researched volume, U.S. Army uniforms - including enlisted soldiers, officers, insignia, and headgear - from the years 1848-1873 are examined in exacting detail. For the first…
Having undertaken more than 25 years of research in museums, archives and private collections, the author presents this highly researched study on the headgear worn by U.S. Army personnel from…
The development of an altogether new uniform for troops of the United States Army, a few years after the Civil War, has never been told so well or so comprehensively…
Bound illustrated paper over boards, photograph of two soldiers on cover, with illustrated book jacket.
An exciting general history of the first generation of African-Americans to serve in the US Army!
More Work Than Glory: The Buffalo Soldiers in the United States, 1866-1916 combines the best features of prior studies while employing new or underused primary sources. Above all, the narrative…
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The Second Manassas Campaign was a military masterpiece in which Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia came as close as they ever would to ending the war. This volume…
Featuring specially drawn full-color artwork and drawing upon first-hand accounts, this is the engaging story of the "Trapdoor" Springfield, one of the defining weapons of the American Indian Wars from…
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John P. Langellier,Kurt Hamilton
This illustrated series presents the uniforms and equipment of the United States Army from the nineteenth century to the present day.
Douglas C. McChristian
This invaluable reference on nineteenth-century army uniforms, equipment, and weapons is oversized and lavishly illustrated with 223 b&w phographs.
