Автор: Sidney B. Brinckerhoff
Издательство: Arizona Historical Society
Год издания: 1972
Количество страниц: 45
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
Museum Monograph No. 3. One of the most interesting and valuable groups of artifacts to be found at abandoned military posts and camps are the metal uniform objects lost or discarded by the soldiers. Brought to the surface by wind and rain or by archaeological investigation, these buttons, branch insignia, and buckles have real aesthetic interest for the collector. They also have historic importance, along with documentary sources, as a means of dating the location, and in some cases, identifying the branch or unit there stationed. Uniform buttons are most frequently recovered. Light brass buttons, no matter how well sewn to the uniform, were apparently easy to lose. Considerable numbers have been discovered in the trans-Mississippi West, both by casual explorers and by historical archaeologists. Because of the number of troops who passed through or were stationed west of the Mississippi from 1846 through 1902, and the vigorous duty they performed, it is not surprising that so many buttons were left behind. The same reasons apply to the insignia and belt buckles which have also appeared, although they are found in less quantity. On occasion, a large concentration of belt buckles or other items are found together in a small area in the ground, sometimes mutilated. Obsolete items were often so disposed of by the post quartermaster. While not all of the types of metal uniform objects uncovered are treated here, the most common finds are described in enough detail to make field identification possible.
Автор: Yves Debay
Издательство: Windrow & Greene
Год издания: 1989
isbn: 1872004059
Количество страниц: 66
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This study looks at one of the West's crack "quick reaction" forces - the 11e Division Parachutiste. The elite units of the French airborne division is illustrated while in training, on manoeuvres and on active service overseas. The book examines its organization, insignia, personal and support weapons, and missions in Europe and overseas.
Автор: Jose Maria Bueno
Издательство: Editorial San Martin
Год издания: 1971
Количество страниц: 192
Язык: другой
Формат: PDF (scan)
Язык: испанский He aquí un trabajo exhaustivo de un auténtico especialista, un trabajo monográfico del que en adelante no podrán prescindir los historiadores de la España, contemporánea. Con un bonus pequeño.
Автор: George Forty
Издательство: Spellmount, Hippocrene Books
Год издания: 1988
isbn: 0870525697, 0946771146
Количество страниц: 269
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
This is the history of the Royal Tank Corps/Regiment from the first tanks of WWI to the modern British Army. Many of the photographs have come from private collections and trace the development and changes that have taken place.
Автор: Roger Ford
Издательство: Brown Packaging
Год издания: 1998
isbn: 1897884338
Количество страниц: 178
Язык: english
Формат: PDF (scan)
With the aid of more than 50 full-colour artworks and detailed cutaways, as well as over 120 colour and black and white photographs and an authoritative text, The World's Great Rifles depicts the following rifles: From Muzzle-Loaders to the Brass Cartridge The Rifle in Transition The Military Bolt Action Rifle Reaches the Peak of its Development Self-Loading and Assault Rifles Sporting Guns and Sniper Rifles
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