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Splendeur des Uniformes de Napoleon: v. 2: Imperial Guard by G. Charmy (Hardcover, 2003)

York Military Books (45301)

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The second of three highly collectable military uniform volumes based on a unique and previously unpublished collection of 1,300 colour pictures painted by Charmy, the celebrated Napoleonic expert from the early 20th century. These paintings, and the author's own accompanying text, had been kept in archives in France up to now, with no previous attempt to publish them. Volume 2: Imperial Guard * Charmy was a renowned French Napoleonic expert and illustrator from the early 20th century: he was the military advisor on Abel Gance's celebrated 1927 silent movie Napoleon. * Collector's Item: over 230 beautiful colour plates showing Napoleonic Imperial Guard in full uniform, plus thousands of details of headdress, decoration, insignia, sidearms and horse accoutrements. * Volume 3 - Infantry will follow in Spring 2004: ISBN 2-914417-11-X. * Volume 1 - Cavalry already available: ISBN 2-914417-07-1