
The Kaiser's Army In Color
Uniforms of the Imperial German Army as Illustrated by Carl Becker 1890-1910
Charles Woolley(Author)
Schiffer Publishing Ltd
Published on 31. May 2000
Book
Hardback
152 pages
978-0-7643-1173-4 (ISBN)
Description
From 1890-1910 the German Army of Kaiser Wilhelm II was ablaze in color, particularly the Garde and Cavalry regiments. In this volume the author brings to the student of uniforms, as well as the art and military historian, the true glory of this brief, but most colorful era.
Carl Becker was a skillful and talented artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose treatment of German uniforms, the military pomp and ceremony, as well as the work-a-day activities of the Kaiser's army, are both realistically and artistically among the very best.
The 104 never before published uniform plates are a treasure trove of color, action, and rarity which have only been viewed by a select few before this publication.
The additional illustrations from books and the postcard art reproduced here well display the scope and depth of Becker's work.
Technically correct, and artistically rendered on the subject of Kaiser Wilhelm II's flamboyant army of 1890-1910, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of the collector, the student of military costume, modelers and the appreciator of well executed military art.
Carl Becker was a skillful and talented artist of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, whose treatment of German uniforms, the military pomp and ceremony, as well as the work-a-day activities of the Kaiser's army, are both realistically and artistically among the very best.
The 104 never before published uniform plates are a treasure trove of color, action, and rarity which have only been viewed by a select few before this publication.
The additional illustrations from books and the postcard art reproduced here well display the scope and depth of Becker's work.
Technically correct, and artistically rendered on the subject of Kaiser Wilhelm II's flamboyant army of 1890-1910, this book will be a welcome addition to the library of the collector, the student of military costume, modelers and the appreciator of well executed military art.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Atglen
United States
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
over 130 color plates
Dimensions
Height: 312 mm
Width: 230 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
1256 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7643-1173-4 (9780764311734)
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Person
The author served four years in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and has been an active military collector and historian since a boy. He was a past editor of the Cross and Cockade Journal of World War I Aero Historians, is the Curator of the Vermont Veterans and Militia Museum, and serves on the Committee of Management of the Anne S.K. Brown Military Collection, Brown University. He is a member of the Company of Military Historians, the League of World War I Aviation Historiansm and many other arms and militaria collecting groups. In his retirement, he continues active collecting and, with the assistance of his wife Nancy, writes books on military matters. On the non-military side, he restores and drives antique cars and enjoys classic boats on the coast of Maine.