An Illustrated Encyclopedia: Uniforms of the Napoleonic Wars: An unrivalled reference to the insignia, appearance and experience of the fighting men of the period (Military Uniforms)

This book is outstanding, great information, and great pictures!! would highly recommend this book to anyone who plays tabletop war games napoleonic era or any one that paints napoleonic figures for dioramas!!

I bought as a reference for napoleonic uniforms. I love it lots of pictures and easy to find a different nationalities. I do not know how accurate it is or how well it depicts the different of the many conflicts- not why I bought it. Really love this.

Book was great,,Grandson loves it !!!,Delivered sooner then I thought it would !!

Much like the American War Of Independence companion volume this is not a true "Encyclopedia". It is a well illustrated excellent introduction to the period and will provide a lot of inspiration for history enthusiasts and wargamers alike. The drawings are numerous and well done - not re-hashes. It is not exhaustive - if you want details on every regiments facing colors - this is not the book. Yet there is plenty of text, plenty of information and frankly for the price it is a TREMENDOUS bargain. I think some are misled by the title of the book - this is not meant to be the one-stop reference for die-hard Napoleonic uniform enthusiasts - but IS a colorful, fun and excellent introductory overview to the period - and a fun quick reference even for the die-hards. For the price a steal - just know what you are getting !

A well produced book,good paper and printing.Interesting in that information is given on the countries that had been beaten and the soldiers incorporated into the Napoleonic army.Campaign details the use of these troops.Uniform details are shown with a single figure well done but if you want to get every thing correct on any given uniform you will have to do research further,which of course is possible as many of these uniforms have been covered in the past books.War gamers will find this useful as it also covers British troops and associated armies.With regard to uniforms the details and rendition are great and there are some that I have not come across before. Very good value for the price.Now if they did one for the period from medieval times to the start of the French revolution,they would have me hooked.As details of the of that period from heraldry on the war horses up the dress of Louise the 16 are so colour full

My 11 yr old is currently obsessed with the Napoleonic era so I got him this book as a gift. I would not consider this to be a book for children but due to his intense interest in the subject matter he loves it. It seems to be pretty comprehensive (not that I’m an expert), and there are illustrations on every page. I included a photo of the table of contents so you can be the judge if it’s the right choice for you.

Came in great condition and way earlier than expected!!!(all the way from USA to latvia). Amazing book. Has a paper cover and the original cardboard one, which im really happy about, because usually books that have the paper ones leave the cardboard one blank. Thank you so much!

Besides its obvious usages as a photo reference for painting Napoleonic miniatures, it gives great color scheme inspiration for use in other eras as well. The illustrations are crisp and detailed, often with accompanying captions explaining any unusual or eccentric elements of decoration. The text accompanying each section does a fair job of explaining the organization and doctrines of each belligerent, as well as identifying the changes organization and equipment throughout the 20 years of war. Highly recommended!

This book is hefty, comprehensive, and was wonderfully and securely packed. Thanks!

Spectacular illustrations accompanied by an explanatory text very rich in detallls. Highly recommend for fans and studios from the Napoleonic ERA.

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For those who do not have the Napoleonic Source Book by Philip J Haythornthwaite, this would be an ideal book to have instead. Although the plates of uniforms are more like good drawings rather than one or two pictures on a page, they are designed with the writing around them. The information is very good and it has great paintings, tables, equipment and accurate uniforms from the time period. The only downside to this, is the poor quality of maps-they are good but no real information. They are static and only give an impression at one part of the battle-like the start of war. Other than that the information is quite good which gives an introduction with an excellent map and has some information. The next section then goes into the background history into what lead to the Napoleonic wars giving you the history of Pre-Revolutionary France, the Causes of the Revolution, the Terror, the Directory and finally the Napoleonic rise and fall. There is also a part on the Trafalgar battle with the map at the start of the sea battle and ship positions and the reason for the battle with very good tables of navy strengths of various nations. There is also an interesting section of Life of a Soldier, Uniforms and Badges of Rank and Major Campaigns and Battles (these maps are rather disappointing). Next you have the history of various countries starting with France which tells of the uniform changes and development and includes each part of the army: infantry, cavalry and the artillery. The gradual information changes of the uniforms are very interesting and are a good reference source. The French, Austrian and Russian sections are excellent as well as the British role during this period. The rise of the German countries and Prussian sections are also well written. The Section on the USA, Denmark and Sweden, The Grand Duchy of Warsaw along with Spain and Portugal, Italy and Naples make it very alive. The Glossary to finish is an average deal that some will read with interest. All in all it is a very good, well written piece but if you are only interested in the Napoleonic wars, this will not be so good. It does concentrate too much on the revolution uniforms and plates which, if it had been called Uniforms of the Revolution and Napoleonic Wars would have made it a better accurately described book. None the less with it's background information leading into the Napoleonic period, this is a very good book to read. Well worth the wait.

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