Military Flags of the World, 1618–1900

Terence Wise, Guido Rosignoli

Military Flags of the World, 1618–1900, Terence Wise, Guido Rosignoli Military Flags of the World in Colour (1618–1900) fills a surprising gap in the international study of flags, for most flag books deal exclusively con national flags, while those specialising in military flags each concentrate on one major power. Furthermore, these relatively few books remain in their native languages e have mostly been out of print for decades. This book, therefore, gathers together for the first time in handy reference form, the flags borne by the armies of the world, from the guerra dei trent’anni in the seventeenth secolo to the colonial wars of the late nineteeth secolo.

Throughout the book the emphasis has been placed on the Colours, Standards e Guidons carried in battle; not those employed solely for display o ceremonial purposes; while the period covered enables the story of the military flag to be told from the time when the military formation known as a reggimento first began to appear, to the date when flags were no longer carried in action as a general rule.

Terence Wise, the author, is a professional military writer e this, his twelfth book, is the culmination of many years of research. He is a member of the Heraldry Society, Flag Research Center of Massachusetts, librarian of the Military Heraldry Society, member of the Flag institute of Britain e chairman of the Victorian Military Society.

Guido Rosignoli, the artist, is also prominent in the field of heraldry, having so far contributed cinque books as both author ed illustrator on army, air force, e civil badges ed insignia to the Blandford list.

Contenuto

Titolo: Military Flags of the World, 1618–1900
Epoca: 17° a 19° Secolo
Tipo: Vessillologia
Autore: Terence Wise, Guido Rosignoli
Formato: 184-page Book con 64 Colour Plates
Lingua: Inglese
Casa Editrice: Blandford Press Ltd., Poole, Dorset
ISBN: 0713708247
Pubblicato: 1977

Capitoli

Introduction
Sources
Glossary
Historical Background
The Colour Plates
- Guerra dei trent’anni 1618–1648
- Polish Wars 1600–1677
- Guerra Civile Inglese 1642–1651
- First Northern War 1655–1668
- War of Devolution 1667–1668
- Terza Guerra Anglo-Olandese e Scanian Wars 1672–1679
- War of the Grand Alliance 1688–1697
- Great Northern War 1700–1721
- War of the Spanish Succession 1701–1713
- War of the Polish Succession 1733–1738
- War of the Austrian Succession 1740–1748
- Insurrezione giacobita 1745–1746
- Guerra Franco-Indiana 1754–1763
- Guerra dei Sette Anni 1756–1763
- Guerre britanniche nell’Indie orientali 1757–1826
- Polish Struggle for Independence 1768–1794
- American War of Independence 1775–1783
- Guerre Rivoluzionarie Francesi e Guerre Napoleoniche 1792–1815
- War of 1812
- Latin American Wars of Independence 1800–1825
- Mexican Wars 1810–1848
- Crimean War 1853–1856
- Italian Wars of Independence 1848–1862
- Guerra Civile Americana 1861–1865
- Guerre Austro-prussiana e franco-prussiana 1866 e 1870–1871
- Colonial Wars 1870–1900
The Plate Descriptions
Index

Military Flags of the World offers an excellent introduction to military colours, standards e guidons from the guerra dei trent’anni to the Colonial Wars. Figure painters e Giocatori Wargame will find many rare e valuable illustrations of flags for their chosen armies, but there are also many gaps in the collection which require reference to other sources. While the internet has become an important source of downloadable military flags per giocatori wargame e collezionisti di soldatini, printed vexillology books like Military Flags of the World are still an important reference for serious modellers concerned about the historical accuracy of electronically distributed accessories for their troops.

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