Napoleon's Guard Cavalry (men-at-arms Series 83)

Napoleon's Guard Cavalry (men-at-arms Series 83)
by Emir Bukhari / / / PDF


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This title examines some of the most colourful and fanciful uniforms in military history, those of Napoleon's Guard Cavalry. The detailed text covers units such as the Grenadiers a Cheval the Empress's Dragoons the Chasseurs a Cheval the Mamelukes the Gardes d'Honneur the Polish Lancers the Dutch Lancers the German Lancers and the Lithuanian Tartars. A plethora of illustrations complement the text, including eight fine full page colour plates by inimitable Angus McBride, providing admirably detailed reconstructions of uniforms and accompanied by ten pages of commentaries.

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