This long-awaited book fills a gap in knowledge of the uniform clothing, headgear, equipage, and weapons of the United States Navy during the Civil War period. Based on original accounts from official documents, newspapers, diaries, letters, and other primary sources, the well-written text is accompanied by a wealth of period images of navy personnel, many of which are identified and published for the first time. Numerous photographs of surviving articles of clothing and artefacts throw further light on life in a blockading fleet or on the High Seas from 1852 through 1865. With great clarity the author explains the various changes to officers’ uniforms and for the first time provides a detailed analysis of the clothing worn by ratings and enlisted men. A much needed book in a long overlooked subject, “Bluejackets” is an essential reference work for collectors, living historians, modellers, and curators, as well as anyone with a general interest in the Civil War at sea.
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detailed look at a long overlooked topiccolor images of extremely rare Civil War era clothingwealth of period images showing naval officers and enlisted personnel
Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780764333750
Publisert
2009-11-30
Utgiver
Vendor
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Vekt
2404 gr
Høyde
305 mm
Bredde
229 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Innbundet
Antall sider
336
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