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MCCHRISTIAN, DOUGLAS C.; GREENE; JEROME A. (FOREWORD) Uniforms, Arms, And Equipment: The U. S. Army On The Western Frontier 1880-1892, Volume 2, Weapons And Accouterments.
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman: 2007. 0806137908 / 9780806137902 First Edition. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book.
Building on the success of his best-selling The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880: Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment, Douglas C. McChristian here presents a two-volume comprehensive account of the evolution of military arms and equipment during the years 1880-1892. The volumes are set against the backdrop of the final decade of the Indian campaigns Ñ a key period of transition in United States military history. In Volume 1, McChristian shows how the Quartermaster Department modified the design and manufacturing of uniforms and other clothing to meet the developing needs of troops in the American West. Drawing on extensive research in public and private collections throughout the United States and lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, these volumes will serve as invaluable references for collectors, curators, and students of militaria and of the frontier era. Douglas C. McChristian is a retired research historian for the National Park Service in the Santa Fe regional office and a former National Park Service field historian at Fort Davis and Fort Laramie national historic sites and at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. A resident of Tucson, Arizona, he is the author of Fort Bowie, Arizona: Combat Post of the Southwest, 1858-1894. Jerome A. Greene is Research Historian for the National Park Service in Denver, Colorado, and the author of numerous books on the U.S.-Indian wars in the American West.
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MCCHRISTIAN, DOUGLAS C.; GREENE; JEROME A. (FOREWORD) Uniforms, Arms, And Equipment: The U.s. Army On The Western Frontier 1880-1892, Volume 1.
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman: 2007. h Hardcover with dustjacket. Brand new book.
Building on the success of his best-selling The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880: Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment, Douglas C. McChristian here presents a two-volume comprehensive account of the evolution of military arms and equipment during the years 1880-1892. The volumes are set against the backdrop of the final decade of the Indian campaigns Ñ a key period of transition in United States military history. In Volume 1, McChristian shows how the Quartermaster Department modified the design and manufacturing of uniforms and other clothing to meet the developing needs of troops in the American West. Drawing on extensive research in public and private collections throughout the United States and lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, these volumes will serve as invaluable references for collectors, curators, and students of militaria and of the frontier era. Douglas C. McChristian is a retired research historian for the National Park Service in the Santa Fe regional office and a former National Park Service field historian at Fort Davis and Fort Laramie national historic sites and at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. A resident of Tucson, Arizona, he is the author of Fort Bowie, Arizona: Combat Post of the Southwest, 1858-1894. Jerome A. Greene is Research Historian for the National Park Service in Denver, Colorado, and the author of numerous books on the U.S.-Indian wars in the American West.
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MCCHRISTIAN, DOUGLAS C.; GREENE; JEROME A. (FOREWORD) Uniforms, Arms, And Equipment: The U.s. Army On The Western Frontier 1880-1892, Volume 2 - Weapons And Accouterments.
University of Oklahoma Press, Norman: 2007. First Edition. h Hardcovers with dustjackets. Brand new books. This a two-volume set.
The definitive two-volume survey of military clothing and equipment during the final years of the U.S.-Indian wars. Building on the success of his best-selling The U.S. Army in the West, 1870-1880:Uniforms, Arms, and Equipment, Douglas C. McChristian here presents a two-volume comprehensive account of the evolution of military arms and equipment during the years 1880-1892. The volumes are set against the backdrop of the final decade of the Indian campaignsÑa key period of transition in United States military history. In Volume 1, McChristian shows how the Quartermaster Department modified the design and manufacturing of uniforms and other clothing to meet the developing needs of troops in the American West. In Volume 2, he focuses on weapons and other accouterments, recounting in detail the army's quest to find a repeating rifle that would serve the needs of both cavalry and infantry across the plains. Drawing on extensive research in public and private collections throughout the United States and lavishly illustrated with more than four hundred color and black-and-white illustrations, these volumes will serve as invaluable references for collectors, curators, and students of militaria and of the frontier era. Douglas C. McChristian is a retired research historian for the National Park Service in the Santa Fe regional office and a former National Park Service field historian at Fort Davis and Fort Laramie national historic sites and at the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument. A resident of Tucson, Arizona, he is the author of Fort Bowie, Arizona:Combat Post of the Southwest, 1858-1894. Jerome A. Greene is Research Historian for the National Park Service in Denver, Colorado, and the author of numerous books on the U.S.-Indian wars in the American West.
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