Military - Civil War from Capricorn Books

New York: William Morrow, 1957. 242 pp, 9 1/2" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions. "In writing this book, Mr. Parsons had access to company documents never before disclosed. Smith & Wesson kept a careful record of their development as arms manufacturers in Springfield, beginning in 1856, and the era Parsons has chosen to explore is perhaps the most… Read more about this item

Lincoln, RI: Andrew Mowbray, 2003. 279 pp, 11 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w with photographs, drawings, reproductions. "(G)ives the reader detailed coverage of the issue and actual field service of America' s fighting rifles, both in peacetime and in war, including their military service with the infantry, artillery, cavalry and engineers. Calling upon his thousands of hours of… Read more about this item

Lincoln, Rhode Island: Andrew Mowbray, 1986. 263 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w drawings. "Each of the shoulder arms has been rendered in one-eighth scale, while the handguns, locks and lockplates are drawn to half their actual size - all in the clear, precise manner which has become Mr. Reilly's hallmark over the years. Among the most… Read more about this item

Santa Ana, California: Armslore Press, 2002. 312 pp, 11 1/4" H. B&w photographs, technical drawings, reproductions, marks. Chapter headings: Casimir Lefaucheux: Father of the Pinfire System; Eugene Lefaucheux: Heir to the Pinfire System; Pinfire Arms and the European Military; Pinefire Arms and the American Civil War; Pinfire Arms in the Commercial Market: Shotguns and Rifles; Pinfire Arms in the… Read more about this item

Orlando : Harcourt , 2007. 307 pp, 9 1/4" H. B&w illustrations, maps. "Slave narratives are extremely rare. Of the one hundred or so of these testimonies that survive, a mere handful are first-person accounts by slaves who ran away and freed themselves. Now two newly uncovered narratives, and the biographies of the men who wrote them, join… Read more about this item

Hoo, Kent: Grange, 2002. 176 pp, 12 1/4" H. Profusely illustrated with b&w and colour photographs, drawings, reproductions. "(B)egins with the earliest pieces of Western artillery that were little more than iron tubes firing stone shot. Over the next few centuries the guns became more mobile and more powerful, influencing the course of the battles in which… Read more about this item

New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1883. 86 pp, 7 1/2" H. 3 maps at rear. Bookplate of David Wepman on front pastedown. 1" split in paper of inside front hinge, two tiny scuffs and small glue residue mark oh free front endpaper, light browning to pages, browning to edges of text block - darker on top of… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Alabama; Arkansas; Connecticut; Delaware & District of Columbia; Florida; Georgia; Illinois, Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Louisiana; Maine; Maryland; Massachusetts; Michigan; Minnesota; Mississippi; Missouri, New Hampshire; New Jersey; New York, North Carolina; Ohio; Pennsylvania; Rhode Island; South Carolina; Tennessee; Texas; Vermont; Virginia;… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1993. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Regulation Flags; Army Headquarters Flags; The Army of the Potomac; Cavalry Flags; Naval Flags; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page;… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1992. 96 pp, 9 3/4" H. "Chickamauga - an Indian name meaning 'River of Death' - was one of the bloodiest battles of the American Civil War. Fought in densely wooded terrain just south of Chattanooga, this was to be the greatest western-theatre battle of the conflict, a hard-fought victory for the Confederates that halted the advance of… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The First National Flag; The Second National Flag; The Third National Flag; Battle Flags; Battle Honors, Other Commands; Other Flags; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1993. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Headgear, Coats; Other Uniform Items; Zouave and Chasseur Uniforms; Accoutrements; Weapons; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page; otherwise clean and tight… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1993. 64 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 12 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Historical Background; Chronology; Recruitment; Appearance; Equipment; Weapons; Training; Tactics; Typical Engagements; Fighting Spirit; Pat Cleburne's Career; Logistics; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks.… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1992. 40 pp + 8 pp plates, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; The Men and their Regiment; The Infantry Regiment; Personal Equipment; Weapons and Insignia; The Artillery; The Cavalry; The Technical Corps; The Medical Service; Corps Insignia; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1992. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; US Army Brigade Flags; US Artillery Battery Flags; Flags of the US Colored Troops; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; light erased pencil mark at top corner of title page;… Read more about this item

London: Osprey, 1994. 48 pp, 9 3/4" H. B&w photographs, drawings, 8 pages of colour illustrations. Contents: Introduction; Headgear, Coats; Other Uniform Items; Zouave and Chasseur Uniforms; Accoutrements; Weapons; The Plates. Interior - small Christmas notation, date and signature in pencil on title page; otherwise clean and tight with no other ownership marks. Exterior - soft corner… Read more about this item

London: Brown, 2000. 144 pp, 4to (11 1/2" H). Profusely illustrated with colour and b&w photographs, reproductions, profiles, cutaways. "Beginning with the age of sail and the Battle of Trafalgar, the book describes the development of the first primitive ironclads with traversing turrets, the battles of the American Civil War, and the heyday of the battleship in the decades before… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1993. 257 pp, 9 1/4" H. "The reconciliation of North and South following the Civil War depended as much on cultural imagination as on the politics of Reconstruction. In (this book, the author) documents the transformation from hostile sectionalism to sentimental, gendered reunion rhetoric. Using works of fiction, journalistic accounts, travel literature,… Read more about this item

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 2003. 406 pp, large 8vo (9 1/2" H). B&w photographs. "(P)rofiles some 2,300 staff officers in Robert E. Lee's famous Army of Northern Virginia. These men - ordnance officers, engineers, aides-de-camp, and quartermasters, among others - worked at the side of many of the Confederacy's greatest figures, helping to feed and clothe the… Read more about this item

Charlottesville, Virginia: Rockbridge, 1999. 378 pp, large 8vo (9 1/4" H). B&w photographs, maps, reproductions. "Regarded as anonymously written fiction when it was originally published in 1864, this rollicking story of the way it was in the Union 's Army of the Potomac is a thinly disguised tale of truth. It is, in fact, a scathing attack on… Read more about this item