Books : Napoleonic Uniforms
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by: John R.,Col.; Knotel, Herbert Elting
Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.140944
EAN: 9780028971155
ISBN: 0028971159
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Number Of Pages: 864
Publication Date: 1993
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Sales Rank: 6904931
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Customer Reviews
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Rating: - Worth every dollar
Beautiful fabric covered books and slip case with gold lettering look like they belong in a classic library. Content is of course the best reprint of plates. Cost can put many off, but the tremendous amount of content could only be made up with 15+ other uniform books, making it a decent value
Rating: - Excellent, except...
These volumes are an excellent continuations to volumes I and II. They are a great addition to the library of anyone interested in uniformology or the Napoleonic wars. There is only one caveat. When I purchased vols. I and II, they were a newer printing, with better binding, an extended index, and an attractive, cloth bound, gold filigred display case. These volumes are the original publishing, which I find less attractive, and which do not match my other set. However, this is a total nitpick, as ... Read More
Rating:  - poor binding - Greenhill 2007 vol I - II
(Important - this review does apply to 2007 Greenhill, edition of Vol 1-2!) Everyone knows what the book is about. The set is intended for serious collectors, and it was quite disappointing to find such a poor shell for such an excellent material inside. It looks like the Publisher wanted to have deluxe-like binding but at low cost. As a result you will get thin cardboard storage box covered with light cloth of inferior quality and books covered with the same cloth with no protective dust-jackets. ... Read More
Rating: - An excellent collection of Napoleonic Uniforms
I had purchased the original edition (all 4 volumes) when it was first released. These 4 volumes represent a sizeable and credible amount of documentation on the broad sweep of Napoleonic uniforms. The earlier reviews says it all - a must have for the Napoleonic library uniformologists.
There are caveats, however, on the quality of the documentation and the drawings. Honestly, the captions are adequate only. One should be familiar with Napoleonic uniforms in general to fully appreciate the limited ... Read More
Rating: - Greenhill's New Edition of John Elting's "Napoleonic Uniforms"
"There are three sorts of uniforms for every period of history: those described in uniform regulations; those shown by the artists of that period; and that the soldiers really wore." Roger Forthoffer
In the early 1950s, John Elting, who was teaching at West Point, was put in touch with Herbert Knötel, the son of the famous uniformologist, Richard Knötel. Herbert was living in war-ravaged Berlin and was trying to make a living selling military art. Colonel Elting initially began ordering two ... Read More
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