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Summary: Mexican Adventure
Review: For students of this period, this would be a good choice. Not the best, but a good choice. Mexico's uniforms were heavily influenced by European Armies, and in many cases, supplied from European surplus. Hook's plates are good, although I would have liked more detail ala Mike Chappell. Chartrande's text is adequate, but like many of his other works, can be vague, if not misleading. The most frustrating point about this book is the lack of sources. It's almost as if Chartrande is saying..."I wrote it, therefore it's in stone..." Still, it does have a place on your book shelf, but use it with caution.
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Summary: A good place to start.
Review: Trying to find good information about the uniforms worn during the Mexican Adventure has never been easy, and some of the information in this very book can be argued as incorrect. Nevertheless, good color plates of the uniforms involved are too hard to find, and anyone interested in the Mexican Adventure should pick this book up. The book also provides an excellent overview of the events and history behind one of the most historically neglected colonial conflicts of the nineteenth century.
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Summary: generous intervention
Review: When I decide to buy this book I thought it was only uniforms of the French Army but I was wrong,this great book by a great military historian Don Rene Chartrand is a complete study of the uniforms of the imperial army,republican army and the french army, this is the only unrivalled source of information on the uniforms of this period another great thing is that you do not find the common mistakes of other editions, you won't find misspelling of the name of the mexicans city nor names. René Chartrand examines the organisation, weapons and uniforms of the forces who fought on both sides of the conflict in a text accompanied by numerous contemporary photographs and illustrations including eight full page colour plates by Richard Hook. "The 'Mexican Adventure' was a tragedy of the first order, born of a romantic view of Mexico shared by many Europeans." Rene C.
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