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Title: The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880
Condition: New
Subtitle: Uniforms, Weapons, and Equipment
Author: Douglas C. McChristian
Contributor: John P. Langellier (Foreword by)
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
EAN: 9780806137827
ISBN: 9780806137827
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Genre: Technology & Engineering
Topic: History, Law & Politics, Military History
Release Date: 30/03/2006
Description: The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880, Douglas C. McChristian describes the development of army uniforms, equipment, and small arms during a pivotal decade of experimentation and against the backdrop of a highly influential military operation-the Indian campaigns in the West.

McChristian discusses the evolution of military clothing, equipment, and arms throughout the decade and fully describes each type of item and its modifications. Drawing much new information from the records of the Ordnance and Quartermaster departments, he also adds the human perspective with excerpts from previously unpublished 1875 field reports.

Lavishly illustrated with more than two hundred photographs gathered from public and private collections across the nation, this book is an invaluable reference for collectors, curators, and students of militaria and of the colorful frontier era.

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