Steampunk Soldiers: Uniforms & Weapons From The Age Of Steam (dark Osprey)
by Philip Smith /
2014 / English / PDF
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Steampunk Soldiers is a unique pictorial guide to the last great
era of bright and colorful uniforms, as well as an important
historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and
equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the
Worlds.
Steampunk Soldiers is a unique pictorial guide to the last great
era of bright and colorful uniforms, as well as an important
historical study of the variety of steam-powered weaponry and
equipment that abounded in the days before the Great War of the
Worlds.
Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft
travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers
of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic
technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the
rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War
had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This
volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along
with his associated commentary on the specific military units he
encountered.
Between 1887 and 1895, the British art student Miles Vandercroft
travelled around the world, sketching and painting the soldiers
of the countries through which he passed. In this age of dramatic
technological advancement, Vandercroft was fascinated by how the
rise of steam technology at the start of the American Civil War
had transformed warfare and the role of the fighting man. This
volume collects all of Vandercroft's surviving paintings, along
with his associated commentary on the specific military units he
encountered.