London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1855. - 110 pgs. 1989 reprint by D.P. & G. Military Publishers. This is the official description of British army officers' uniforms, to be scrupulously obeyed. Any deviations would incur Her Majesty's displeasure. In this reprint D.P. & G. have appended a selection of contemporary prints to illustrate the dress of the period. Curious...
London: Seeley Service & Co. Ltd., 1968. — 196 p. — ISBN: 0854220178. A survey of the British Army, its organization, and uniforms at the beginning the the First World War. Includes British, German, and Allied uniform plates in color, two-tone illustrations, early campaigns of the British Expeditionary Force in World War I, and British unit histories.
London: Seeley Service & Co., 1950. — 336 p. This book tells the story of the British Army as a fighting machine. Since its formation from the veterans of Cromwell's "Model Army" and by the incorporation of "Household" troops, it has an unparalleled record of foreign campaigning. With every advance in weapons and to meet the fury of new enemies or the rigours of distant climes,...
San Francisco: Bellorophon Books, 1975. — 25 p. Historically accurate depictions of British infantry, cavalry, and artillery that fought in the American War for Independence, presented in the manner of cut-out paper soldiers. Also included are several Loyalist units and German hired forces. The color illustration on the cover is Gainsborough's painting of Colonel Barry St. Leger.
London: Almark Publishing, 1970. — 48 p. A concise but comprehensive guide to the infantry regiments of Great Britain and the soldiers' uniform, weapons, and equipment with 114 figures in colour, three facsimile colour plates, numerous line drawings, and many contemporary illustrations. This scan adds the original artwork as reprinted in booklet form by Military Modeling in...
London: Almark Publishing, 1971. — 64 p. A concise but comprehensive guide to the famous regiments of Scotland, with 130 figures in colour and 32 additional drawings showing regular, militia, and territorial units, and dozens of detail drawings and black and white photographs. Included with this scan is the original artwork as reprinted by Military Modeling in November 1992,...
Arms and Armour press, 1980 (reprinted). — 203 p. In the guideline given a details of military uniform, the rules of wearing of all types of army forces of Her Majesty`s Army.
London: Gale & Polden Ltd., 1960. — 76 p. — (Society for Army Historical Research Special Publication No. 7). Founded in 1921, the Society's main activity is the publication of the quarterly Journal reflecting members' interests and the results of their research. This Special Publication studies the development of the distinctions of rank of Regimental Officers from the early...
Almark Publishing Co., 1974. 78 pgs. This book records the uniforms worn by theBritish army's Royal Tank Regiment and old cavalry regiments in the period 1970-1972. Some of the full dress retained for small parties dated to before the First World War. Most of the regiments had already been through 20th-century amalgamations. There were many regimental distinctions and...
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1984. - 72 pgs. Operation Banner was the operational name for the British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007 (after this book was published). It was initially deployed at the request of the unionist government of Northern Ireland to support the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC). The deployment's role was to...
New Malden, England: Almark Publications, n.d. (c. 1975). - 22 pgs. This is part of the series Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars by Bryan Fosten examining in detail some of the most elite units that fought at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. This short volume dwells on the less prominent features of the British Foot Guards' equipment and uniform: accouterments, badges, musicians,...
New Malden, U.K.: Almark Publishing Co. Ltd., 1975. — 24 p., illus. — (Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars series, no. 8.) This part of Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars takes a thoroughful examination of the The Second (Union) Cavalry Brigade, which includes its organization and composition, names of the officers, giving a brief resume of the part taken by the Union Brigade on...
No. 4 in "Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars", published by Almark Publications, New Malden, England. ISBN: none, n.d. (c. 1975), 23 pgs. PDF, 18 Mb. This booklet, one in a series, is devoted to the flags and weapons carried by the Guards Brigade during their great fight at the Battle of Waterloo. Contemporary illustrations are complemented by Fosten's modern artwork.
New Malden, U.K.: Almark Publishing Co. Ltd., 1973. — 24 p., illus. — (Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars series, no. 1.) This part of Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars describes the role of the The Foot Guards at Qatre Bras and Waterloo, which includes its organization and composition, names of the officers, actions took by the Foot Guards on 16th-18th June, 1815, accompanied with...
Spellmount, 2008. - 398 p. The first phase of the Napoleonic War began when France declared war on Britain, Spain and Holland in February 1793 and continued until the peace of Amiens in March 1802. The peace was not destined to last and in May 1803, Britain declared war on France and the second phase of the war continued until after June 1815 when Napoleon abdicated. The...
The History Press, 2009. - 336 p. This book illustrates and identifies the different uniforms of the numbered regiments of cavalry and infantry within the British Army during the Napoleonic Wars. Named but unnumbered regiments, foreign regiments in British pay, regiments especially recruited for service in the colonies or the veteran and Garrison battalions have not been...
New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1914. — 264 p. This title was issued in several revisions over some decades. This one appears to be from just after the outbreak of the First World War. All the instances of British martial glory are still from the Boer War, colonial campaigns, and the Napoleonic Wars. Chapters include "The Making of a Soldier," "What a Modern Battle is...
Great Britain: [no pub.], n.d. [c. 1975]. This is a set of 11 black and white plates depicting uniforms from the colonial and militia forces of British Trinidad in the Caribbean, from the West India Regiment of the time of the Napoleonic Wars to the Second World War. There is appended a supplement of additional information by Bob Marrion on the West India regiments in British...
Haringey Archives Committee, 1977. - 22 pgs. This booklet accompanied an "Exhibition on the Middlesex Regiment and its Local Connections from the Days of the Volunteer Forces Until Its Disbanding." This is a catalog of the exhibition, listing the documents, photographs, and relics that tell the story of patriotic volunteers in the area around London, from the rifles of the...
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1987. -68 pgs. This book presents a photographic look at the Boer War of 1899-1902. Though contemporary photographs are the most valuable source of information about the uniforms and equipment, these must be used with caution because some are obviously posed and frequently misleadingly captioned. The British Army embarked on the campaign wearing a...
Publishing house Leo Cooper, 2000. - 144 p. ISBN: 0850527392. A reference illustrated publication on the history, badges, and patches of the RAF uniform from its founding to the present day.
Watkins Glen, N.Y.: Century House, 1948. — 221 + 214 p. Vol. 1 Descriptions and Value , Vol. 2 Illustrations and Index . David F. Johnson presents a survey, as comprehensive as possible, of military, federal government, and state buttons since the creation of the United States. Hundreds are illustrated. Also included is a glossary of terms for the manufacture and classification...
No. 7 in "Soldiers of the Napoleonic Wars", published by Almark Publications, New Malden, England. ISBN: none, n.d. (c. 1975), 23 pgs. PDF, 27 Mb. This booklet, one in a series, is devoted to the uniforms worn by the British army's Royal Artillery during the great French wars up to the Battle of Waterloo. Contemporary illustrations are complemented by Kemp's modern artwork....
National Maritime Museum, 2007, 194 p., ISBN: 0948065745 This catalogue seeks to show naval uniforms from a new perspective because it is important that the development of uniform be viewed alongside contemporary civilian fashions. The essays at the beginning not only examine the progression of regulations but also, more significantly, place the uniforms in their economic,...
Arlington, VA: Vandamere Press, 1992. - 288 pgs. This book includes extensive detail on the history, uniforms, and insignia of nearly 1000 regiments that existed at the height of Britain's empire. It is illustrated with color photos of over 400 of the author's miniature soldiers. Besides the United Kingdom, there are sections on Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa,...
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1987. — 68 p. This book presents a photographic look at the Commando units of the British Army since their creation during the Second World War. Reaching a wartime strength of over 30 individual units and four assault brigades, the Commandos served in all theatres of war from the Arctic circle to Europe and from the Mediterranean and Middle East...
Aldershot: Gale & Polden, 1956. - 350 pgs. For over 30 years this was the only book on this subject. It places on record some of the many changes in the design of the shoulder-belt plates and buttons worn by the British Army. It gives details of change in titles, and dates of battle honours awarded during the period when the shoulder-belt plates were worn. The design of buttons...
Hertfordshire: Hertfordshire Yeomanry and Artillery Trust, 1980. — 80 p. Five independent Troops of Yeomanry Cavalry were raised in Hertfordshire in June 1794. They were disbanded one by one between 1807 and 1824. In late 1830 and early 1831 seven new troops were formed, four of which were grouped as the South Hertfordshire Corps. Of the three independent Troops only the North...
Leicester, UK: Midland Publishing, 1992. — 72 p. This book pays tribute to the cavalry regiments of the British Army and records the ceremonial uniforms worn by the bandsmen. The book follows the division of cavalry into heavy, medium and light: Household regiments, Dragoons, Dragoon Guards, Lancers and Hussars. The author is a Director of Music in Miniature, a military...
London: Hugh Evelyn Limited, 1965. - 70 p. Twenty full color plates illustrate British infantry uniforms from the Restoration to the start of French Revolutionary wars. Emphasis is on officers and full dress. This is the first of seven volumes by Smitherman on British uniforms.
London: Hugh Evelyn Limited, 1970. — 70 p. Twenty full color plates illustrate British infantry uniforms from the Crimean War to post-World War II. Emphasis is on officers and full dress. This is the last of seven volumes by Smitherman on British uniforms.
London: Arms and Armour Press, 1975. — 385 p. This volume records the changes in the dress of the British Army from the year the most important warrant regarding dress (1768) to the year of the next main landmark in uniform history (1796), presenting much information never published before. Here, verbatim, are official records, warrant orders and instructions extracted from the...
The Crowood Press, 2006. - 101 p. ISBN: 1861268831. Eighty-four full-color plates depict a wide range of the accoutrements and equipment of the ordinary soldier serving in the cavalry, infantry and artillery of the British Army between 1750 and 1900. Accoutrements include everything that is worn by a soldier that is neither his main uniform nor a weapon. This book features all...
Washington, DC: Enfield Arsenal, 1965. — 35 p. This book, numbered Enfield Arsenal - Mark I, presents tables of black and white photographs of several hundred military buttons, mostly from the regiments and corps of the British army, but also representing the Royal Navy, Royal Air Force. Some pages of buttons from the Commonwealth and other countries round off the presentation....
Blandford Press, Macmillan Company, 1969. 215 pgs. This book illustrates in 96 p. of superb color the uniforms of the most famous cavalry regiments and other mounted troops of Britain and the Commonwealth. The authors bring to the subject a family tradition of military historical knowledge: Wilkinson Sword has served the army in the field of military uniforms, weapons and...
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