Infantry Uniforms - Including Artillery and Other Supporting Corps of Britain and the Commonwealth 1742-1855 - A Blandford Encyclopaedia in Colour

Blandford, 1969

The Infantry has been slightly overshadowed by the dash and glitter of the Cavalry, but nevertheless the `footsloggers', ordinary men from the cities and countryside, were generally the men who did the hard work and won the battles: these were the men who campaigned in Europe and who garrisoned the British Empire as it then was. Each of the authentic and accurate plates featured includes a close-up of some item of equipment, and together with the detailed text, provide a book of military interest and historical reference...