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Title: Don Troiani's Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War by Don Troiani, Earl J. Coates, Michael J. McAfee ISBN: 0-8117-0520-X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: 28 November, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: This book is a terrific time-sink!
Comment: Because I'm a working historian with a strong interest in material culture and artifacts, combined with a tourist's interest in Civil War battlefields, I've long been a fan of Troiani's amazingly detailed, extremely accurate, almost photographic art. This gorgeous volume combines large-scale reproductions of 130 of his paintings with some 250 color photos of surviving uniforms and equipment from museums and collections around the country (including Troiani's own). After a couple hours of page-turning, I went back and spent much more time studying the depictions of units of special interest to me, such as the Washington Artillery of New Orleans and Terry's Texas Rangers. The variety in uniforms and insignia is staggering, especially compared to the "uniformity" of modern military uniforms. As usual, he includes extensive technical notes and specs, as well as an annotated guide to artifact collections. It's not a cheap book, but it's worth every penny.
Rating: 5
Summary: Finest military artist ever.
Comment: Let me start off by saying that I am not a fan of the Civil War. I do not regulary buy books dealing with it. My primary interest is in the Napoleonic period and I have numerous books on this subject. My prime area of interest are Napoleonic uniforms. However, Don Troiani is such a fine and skillful artist that I have bought his books soley because the fine work he does in portraying the soldiers of the Civil War era. Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War is a supurb work showing the detail and grit of the average soldier in that horrific conflict. There are dozens of paintings or maybe better described as portraits of individual soldiers covering the numerous regiments that took part in the conflict including infantry, cavalry and artillery. Also included in this book are a number of reproductions of his battle paintings which are also the best military paintings I have ever seen. Over the past 20 years I have bought hundreds of history books but only 5 on the Civil War and four of them I bought were simply for the Don Troiani reproductions. He is in my opinion the greatest military artist. Seeing his work makes me jealous for Civil War buffs and I wish that Troiani would paint uniforms of the Napoleonic era. No Napoleonic artist comes close to the detail, accuracy and skill that Mr. Troiani displays in his work. If you are into uniforms or military art of any period then buy this book. You do not have to be a Civil War buff to enjoy the great artwok of Don Troiani.
Rating: 5
Summary: Latest volume in the "Troiani Triology" is the best one yet.
Comment: If you enjoyed "Don Troiani's Civil War" and "Soldiers in America" you'll love the new "Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War." What becomes more clear with each book is the incredible amount of research that goes into Mr. Troiani's work.
This latest book is a perfect combination of text, photography and art.
Noted Civil War authorities Earl Coates and Michael McAfee provide the in depth research text that reads like a novel. The photos of uniforms, headgear, buttons, et al show the extensiveness of resources (most from his personal collection) available to Troiani. Based on these two pillars of knowledge, Troiani creates art of Civil War soldiers in uniform that is unparallelled in accuracy as well as anatomy and action.
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Title: Don Troiani's Civil War by Don Troiani, Brian C. Pohanka, William C. Davis ISBN: 081170341X Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: September, 1995 List Price(USD): $49.95 |
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Title: Don Troiani's Soldiers in America 1754-1865 by Don Troiani, Earl J. Coates, James L. Kochan, Rene Chartrand ISBN: 0811705196 Publisher: Stackpole Books Pub. Date: September, 1998 List Price(USD): $55.00 |
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Title: The Civil War Reenactors' Encyclopedia by William C. Davis ISBN: 1585745944 Publisher: The Lyons Press Pub. Date: 01 November, 2002 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
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Title:Gods and Generals ASIN: B00009OOFA Publisher: Warner Home Video Pub. Date: 02 March, 2004 List Price(USD): $19.97 Comparison N/A, buy it from Amazon for $19.99 |
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Title: Johnny Reb: The Uniform of the Confederate Army, 1861-1865 (G.I. Series) by Les Jensen, Leslie D. Jensen ISBN: 1853672513 Publisher: Greenhill Press Pub. Date: October, 1996 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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