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This book focuses on Virginia militaria used in the Civil War; both the foregoing militia equipment and that produced in Virginia while part of the Confederacy. The post war pieces are covered for obvious reasons. While many are actually rarer than some Civil War period items, the historian or collector will want to be able to make a clear distinction between the two.

A fun, fascinating guide to the more absurd and fantastic facts of warfare features details of General Patton's "past lives," the six "worst reasons" for going to war, and the largest military budgets on earth in relation to gross national product.

Provides photographs and detailed descriptions of the uniforms and equipment of infantrymen from various types of units on both sides, at various times during the war

The tactical debut of the American M1 Abrams main battle tank in NATO exercises in 1982 is said by experts to have been a turning point in armoured warfare: the Abrams proved itself so superior to the opposition in these exercises that the rule book had to be rewritten. In the Gulf War of February 1991, the developed M1A1 variant completely outclassed the Soviet equipment of the Iraqi army, routinely destroying enemy tanks at three kilometres' range. Its thermal imaging sights, laser rangefinder, and fire control computer, coupled with its firepower and state-of-the-art composite armour made it an irresistible opponent. This volume provides an insight into the Abrams, its crew and its operations, illustrated with colour photographs.

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This book illustrates some of the best work now being done in the authentic reconstruction of the uniforms and equipment of the ever-popular Napoleonic Wars period. Photographs of re-enactment groups "in action" in Britain and on the continent combine with close-up studies of reconstructed uniforms of Wellington's infantry, light infantry, rifles, light and heavy artillery, together with campaign life and camp followers.

The Waffen-SS continues to hold a position of unique interest, and this title, first published in 1994, offers guidance to collectors and others on the subject of their uniforms and insignia. An invaluable reference which provides a graphic selection of wartime photographs showing genuine and original uniforms.

Discover uniforms and militaria from behind the Iron Curtain, not previously released for public view from Soviet Russian historical archives. This is the first full-color photographic reference book to illustrate these items, which are selected from the 74-year history of the regime from the October Revolution to the collapse of Communism in 1991. Each uniform is worn by a live model and supported by close-ups of head gear, insignia, decorations, weapons, and ephemera. Includes 100 previously unpublished photos from private Russian collections. Stunning!

Discover uniforms and militaria from behind the Iron Curtain, not previously released for public view from Soviet Russian historical archives. This is the first full-color photographic reference book to illustrate these items, which are selected from the 74-year history of the regime from the October Revolution to the collapse of Communism in 1991. Each uniform is worn by a live model and supported by close-ups of head gear, insignia, decorations, weapons, and ephemera. Includes 100 previously unpublished photos from private Russian collections. Stunning!

This work presents the extraordinary diversity of the German daggers and bayonets from the First and Second World Wars. More than 140 images of both the weapons and their owners are presented along with richly detailed descriptions, providing explanations of the dimensions, the markings, and their handles. The author describes the particularities of each dagger and bayonet as well as their regimental origination.

In this book, a follow-up to the same author's well-received study of British web equipment, Martin Brayley gives a detailed illustrated overview of the webbing straps, holsters, carriers and haversacks used by American combat troops from before World War One to the Vietnam War. Hundreds of different items are photographed, and the often small differences between suppliers and periods are pointed in the learned and informative text. This book will be required reading for all students of American uniform and equipment, modelers, re-enactors and collectors.

Attempts to provide a reference material for collectors, modellers and illustrators of militaria. The book uses actual surviving uniforms, equipment and small arms of the elite troops of the Third Reich, which are photographed in outdoor battle scenarios.

French TextIllustrating the great variety of headgear worn by French soldiers, this new edifying book will help us to understand the evolution of this headgear from 1870 to the present day.This panorama of more than 250 headpieces concentrates mainly on the Képi, the emblematic hat worn by the army, but also illustrates the variety of shakos, bi-corns, caps, chechias and berets, as well as airmen’s and sailors’ caps, not to forget the Gendarmerie. This guide is indispensable for all amateurs of French uniforms, collectors, figurine makers and amateurs of military history. For the connoisseurs, this work will also be an opportunity to discover a lot of rare headpieces, or even very rare ones from the great private and public collections.

This publication covers the chronological evolution of uniforms, equipment and weaponry issued to the American soldier during the first years of the conflict, from 1962 to 1967 (a second volume will cover the 1968 to 1975 period). All of the uniforms and equipment shown are period, however some of the weapons are replicas. In the aim of depicting characteristic servicemen at given periods, a great deal of research was undertaken in order to guarantee coherence between the units, dates and geographical situations. Differing from other publications, the author has deliberately chosen to illustrate all types of service personnel rather than solely combatants in order to give an exact presentation of the American military during this period. Indeed, it should be remembered that 85% of service personnel in Vietnam were support troops and advisors.

This is the third volume by the acclaimed Hungarian collector-and-photographer team, identifying and explaining historic Soviet militaria from private collections. A wide range of uniforms, insignia awards, weapons, equipment, documents and ephemera from the Soviet Union's Great Patriotic War are illustrated, in more than 230 close-up color studies, supported by more than 60 fascinating monochrome photographs that have survived, unpublished, in private hands. This volume includes explanations of Soviet military symbolism from the early days of the Communist state, but concentrates on the period of key interest between 1943 and 1945, when Stalin consciously revived many of the visual traditions of the Tsarist years in order to harness Russian patriotism against the Nazi invaders.

Examines camouflage patterns and uniform types used by German Army and Air Force troops during WWII, and those post-war patterns which were clearly derived from the Wehrmacht types. Europa Militaria Series #17.An exciting series that features the soldier, both modern and historical. Each volume captures the men, their uniforms, their equipment and their weapons.

Collecting militaria is a hobby that has grown enormously in recent years, spurred on especially by the burgeoning interest in the First and Second World Wars, and further fed by films, documentaries and re-enactments. The collecting scene has moved from the post-war army surplus stores to large dealers, international events and, above all, the internet. In this book Arthur Ward and Richard Ingram offer the benefit of their extensive knowledge and experience to guide you through the world of military collectibles from badges, books and posters, to helmets, tunics and weapons, and enable you to start or enhance your own collection. Around 250 superb color photographs clearly show items and the topics covered include: insignia; headdress; uniforms; equipment; weapons; ephemera; checking for authenticity and detecting fakes; preservation and display; buying and selling; and values, trends and forecasts.  

Profiles the United States Marine Corps, describing its organization, weapons, training, tactics, and its various units

Covers uniforms, insignia, decorations and other militaria of the Soviet agencies of State Security and Internal Forces. The 300 color photographs are accompanied by highly detailed captions tracing the evolution of official regulations and unofficial practices. They show the uniforms and insignia of the State Security service, the Frontier Guards, Police forces, the Interior Ministry's troops and special forces. A short section, of particular value to collectors and researchers, illustrates the insignia of a number of other uniformed organizations which have often been misidentified as military or security items.

The opening of the former Soviet Union to the West over the past three years has made accessible, for the first time, much new material on the Red Army of the Great Patriotic War - the huge and varied forces which won some of the greatest battles of World War II against the German invasion. This book contains a range of rare, authentic uniforms modelled and photographed in Moscow: tank commanders and generals, assault infantry and women medics, pilots and NKVD security officers, artillerymen, camouflaged scouts, and many more. The photographs are backed-up by close-ups of insignia and personal equipment.