European Civil and Military Clothing

European Civil and Military Clothing
Author: Sir Frederic Stibbert
Publisher: Courier Dover Publications
Total Pages: 228
Release: 2015-02-23
Genre: Design
ISBN: 0486162206

DIVPeerless archive of historical fashions features nearly 1,000 individual figures and accessories: priestesses and warriors of ancient Britain; elaborately coiffed ladies from the court of Versailles; knights in full regalia from many eras and countries. /div

European Costume and Fashion, 1490-1790

European Costume and Fashion, 1490-1790
Author: Francis Michael Kelly
Publisher: Courier Corporation
Total Pages: 324
Release: 2002-01-01
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 9780486423227

Authoritative, exhaustive guide provides detailed descriptions and accurate representations of conventional early-16th-century fashions for women; doublets of mid-century; Spanish trunk hose and ruffs from the early 17th century; an early-18th-century cousin of the modern suit for men; along with cravats, parasols, bustles, grandiose coiffures, and more. 211 illustrations.

Civil-Military Relations in Europe

Civil-Military Relations in Europe
Author:
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2006
Genre: Civil-military relations
ISBN: 1134172389

This new book illustrates how democracy cannot develop or endure unless military and security forces are under the full control of democratic institutions and all the necessary safeguards, checks and balances are in place. The contributors show how contemporary European states manage the following issue: how does a society, primarily through its legitimate, democratically elected political leaders and their appointed officials, control the military, that same state institution that has been established for its protection and wields the monopoly of legitimate force? Tw.

MILITARY UNIFORMS IN EUROPE 1900 - 2000 Volume One

MILITARY UNIFORMS IN EUROPE 1900 - 2000 Volume One
Author: R Spencer Kidd
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2013-10-01
Genre: History
ISBN: 1291187448

This book (Volume One) gives an historical overview of 36 countries whose armed forces served in Europe 1900-2000, together with uniform descriptions. Includes 200 full colour paintings of the regular armies, marines, airforce and para-military troops engaged in land exercises, operations and warfare in Europe, including non-European troops serving in Europe. Each entry is accompanied by a history and description of the uniforms illustrated. The author and illustrator Ron Kidd, has been interested in both police and military history, uniforms and insignia since he was a school boy in the 1950's. He has visited over 300 police and military museums world-wide, and has written and illustrated a number of magazine articles on both police and military history and uniforms. He is a member of both the Military Heraldry Society and the Military Historical Society. It is anticipated that Volume Two will be published in 2013.