MYERLY, SCOTT HUGHES

British Military Spectacle. From the Napoleonic Wars through the Crimea.

New Haven-London, Yale University Press. 1996. Original publisher's black cloth spine, brown paper-covered boards, white title spine, illustrated dustjacket, 8vo:x, 294 pp. 33 coloured and bl.& wh. illustrations, footnotes & references, list with references illustrations, bibliography, index, table of contents. Very fine copy - as new. 9780674082496

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MYERLY, SCOTT

British Military Spectacle: From the Napoleonic Wars Through the Crimea

Harmondsworth, England: Harvard University Press, 1996. Hardcover. ISBN: 0674082494. Red / black hardcovers, white titles to the spine. In Fine condition, a solid binding with a bright, unmarked interior. A name plate from the previous owner on the inside of the front cover. First Edition. The DJ is unclipped, Near Fine, with moderate cover wear. Black & white illustratons through the book. Notes, bibliography, & indexed." Often ridiculed for their constrictive splendor, British army uniforms of the early nineteenth century nonetheless played a powerful role in the troops' performance on campaign, in battle, and as dramatic entertainment in peacetime. Plumbing a wide variety of military sources, most tellingly the memoirs and letters of soldiers and civilians, Scott Hughes Myerly reveals how these ornate sartorial creations, combining symbols of solidarity and inspiration, vivid color, and physical restraint, enhanced the managerial effects of rigid discipline, drill, and torturous punishments, but also helped foster regimental esprit de corps. "; 9.54 X 6.65 X 0.94 inches; 293 pages; Box 9. Fine .

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Catalogue: History, Military, Great Britain

Keywords: 0674082494 19th Century Rites and Ceremonies Great Britain