Steampunk Soldiers : Uniforms & Weapons from the Age of Steam (Steampunk Soldiers)

Smith, Philip/ McCullough, Joseph A.

Osprey Pub Co（2014/11発売）

• 製本 Hardcover:ハードカバー版／ページ数 156 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781472807021
• DDC分類 701.05

Full Description

Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along with his associated commentary on the specific military units he encountered. It is a unique pictorial guide to the last great era of bright and colourful uniforms, as well as an important historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the Worlds.

Contents

Introduction /The Great PowersEmpire, Empire of All Russias, Austria-Hungary, The Union, The Confederacy, Kingdom of Italy, Japan /The Minor Powers: Balkans, Southern Europe, Northern Europe, Americas, Asia