Describes the uniforms of the major armed forces of the world and shows how military dress has become less decorative and more attuned to the practical needs of

Includes: U.S. and Canada, United Kingdom, Soviet Union, Europe, Israel, the Middle East, Africa, Asia, South Pacific, India and Pakistan, and Latin America; an

300 uniforms from around the world.

Authentic views of artillery drummer in War of 1812, Corps d' Afrique corporal of heavy artillery in Civil War, corporal in Teddy Roosevelt's Rough riders, pilo