Don Troiani's Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War

Don Troiani; Earl J. Coates; Michael J. McAfee

ISBN 10: 081170520X / ISBN 13: 9780811705202

Published by Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA, 2002

About this Item

First edition. Hard cover in dust jacket. Published Mechanicsburg, PA: Stackpole, 2002, first printing. 4to., xii_267pp., illustrated with 130 paintings of battle scenes and individual soldiers plus over 250 color photographs of uniforms and equipment. Blue cloth with gilt titles. Scrape to the cloth on front edge of lower front cover with longer scrape tear to the at the dust jacket flap fold, slight waviness to page block, otherwise fine, clean.

Seller Inventory # 010557

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Don Troiani's Regiments & Uniforms of the Civil War
• Publisher: Stackpole, Mechanicsburg, PA
• Publication Date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081170520X
• ISBN 13: 9780811705202
• Binding: Hard
• Edition: 1st
• Condition: Very Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good

About this title

Synopsis

In the world of historical painting, Don Troiani stands alone, universally acclaimed for the accuracy, drama, and sensitivity of his depictions of America's past. His Civil War paintings and limited edition prints hang in the finest collections in the country and are noted by collectors from around the world. Now, in Don Troiani's Regiments and Uniforms of the Civil War, the artist turns his brush to one of the most colorful and captivating aspects of Civil War history: the individual units that earned their reputations on the battlefield and the distinctive uniforms they wore. In addition to 130 paintings of battle scenes and individual figures, the book also includes more than 250 full-color photographs of the uniforms the soldiers wore and the accouterments they carried. Supporting the illustrations is text by two of the leading military artifact experts. Taken together, it makes for one of the most comprehensive books on Civil War uniforms ever undertaken

About the Author

Don Troiani attended the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts and New York City's Art Students League. His artwork is in numerous major collections, including American Heritage magazine, the National Park Service, the U. S. Military Academy at West Point, the Pentagon, and the Smithsonian Institute.