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About this book:
In addition to a remarkable selection of studio photos, stunning candid photos of front-oviki or frontline troops offer an authentic view of trench and battlefield life. Each photo has been carefully chosen and researched to offer the reader detailed information on the medical, motor, naval, and air service branches as well as artillery, machinegun, pioneer, infantry, cavalry, and guard troops. There are chapters covering Cossacks, Caucasian irregulars, POWs, St. George Cross recipients, and Czar Nicholas II. A full color section of heretofore unpublished photos of original headdress, equipment, and accessories used by the armed forces provides valuable information on materials, markings, stamps, and construction. By Spencer Anthony Coil. 384 page hardcover book with over 600 black & white and color photos.