Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms
Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.

From ancient times to the present day, the world's finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates famous combatants from all the ages of military history, bringing them to life in incredible colour and detail.

From the gleaming plate armour of the medieval knight to the sleek camouflage gear of modern special ops forces, from the distinctive attire of the Japanese samurai to the ballistic armour and modern electronics of Russia's elite Spetsnaz, this is an unmissable tour of history's most impressive fighting men.
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Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms
Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.

From ancient times to the present day, the world's finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates famous combatants from all the ages of military history, bringing them to life in incredible colour and detail.

From the gleaming plate armour of the medieval knight to the sleek camouflage gear of modern special ops forces, from the distinctive attire of the Japanese samurai to the ballistic armour and modern electronics of Russia's elite Spetsnaz, this is an unmissable tour of history's most impressive fighting men.
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Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms

Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms

by Martin Windrow
Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms

Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms

by Martin Windrow

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Warriors: Fighting men and their uniforms is a journey through the whole span of military history using illustrations of the uniforms of warriors from ancient times to the present day.

From ancient times to the present day, the world's finest warriors have been marked out by a stunning variety of dress, tactics and equipment. This splendid collection of artwork and commentaries illustrates famous combatants from all the ages of military history, bringing them to life in incredible colour and detail.

From the gleaming plate armour of the medieval knight to the sleek camouflage gear of modern special ops forces, from the distinctive attire of the Japanese samurai to the ballistic armour and modern electronics of Russia's elite Spetsnaz, this is an unmissable tour of history's most impressive fighting men.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781472812995
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date: 10/20/2015
Series: General Military Series
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 320
File size: 150 MB
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About the Author

Martin Windrow has worked in book publishing as a commissioning and art editor specializing in military and aviation history and is currently a freelance editor and writer working from his home in Sussex, England. He is an Associate of the Royal Historical Society and of the Foreign Legion Association of Great Britain. He is also the editor of the Men-at-Arms and Elite series.
Martin Windrow is series editor at Osprey and an authority on the post-war French Army, particularly the Foreign Legion. He is the author of the critically acclaimed The Last Valley: Dien Bien Phu and the French Defeat in Vietnam (2004).

Table of Contents

Introduction

The Ancient World: 1300 BC–AD 500
The Medieval World: AD 600–1500
Early Modern Warfare: 1500–1700
Imperial Wars: 1740s–1815
19th Century Wars: c.1825–1900
World War I: 1914–1918
World War II: 1939–1945
Modern Warfare: 1945 To Present Day

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