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Imperial Russian Army Uniforms

By Kevin Mahoney

The Russian Army of World War I is comparatively unknown in the West when compared with the other major combatants of that conflict. Read more

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Lt. Jimmie Montieth, 1st Infantry Division, D-Day

Artwork: Keith Rocco

Lieutenant Jimmie Monteith, Company L, 16th Infantry Regiment, arrived off Omaha Beach with the first assault wave, on D-Day, June 6, 1944. Read more

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Troop Sergeant Major, 11th Hussars, “Prince Albert’s Own,” 1854

This British cavalry unit was raised in 1715 as Honeywood’s Regiment of Dragoons and continued in service through the 18th century before being renamed the 11th Regiment of Light Dragoons. Read more

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First Rhode Island Detached Militia, 1861

By Paul Loane Artwork by Don Troiani

In the days following the outbreak of war, Northern states scrambled to assemble small militia groups into regiment-size units, recruit additional volunteers and uniform them all in a cohesive manner. Read more

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Soldier in the French Royal Regiment

By William E. Welsh

French King Louis XIV first standardized uniforms in 1657 when the king gave the companies of Masion du Roy blue uniforms. Read more

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Uniform: Hussite Peasant of the 15th Century

By William E. Welsh

The 15-year-long Hussite War erupted in Bohemia in 1419 between the followers of martyred Czech theologian Jan Hus and the Roman Catholic Church. Read more

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Uniform: Prussian Grenadier of the 12th Regiment, 1755-1756

By William Welsh

Miter Helmet: The tall miter design dated from the 17th century, when grenadiers threw grenades and needed a hat that would not impede their throwing arm. Read more

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English Man-at-Arms in the Wars of the Roses

By William E. Welsh, Artwork by Graham Turner

 

The Wars of the Roses (1455-1487) encompassed three civil wars that were fought between two rival branches, York and Lancaster, of the House of Plantagenet, for control of the English throne. Read more

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The Hitler Jugend SS Panzergrenadier and the Uniform of the Hitler Youth

By Johnny Shumate The paramilitary wing of the Nazi Party known as the Sturmabteilung established the Hitler Jugend in 1926 for the purpose of indoctrinating German youth into Nazi ideology. Read more

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Uniform: Knight Templar 1240

By Johnny Shumate

The Poor Knights of Christ and the Temple of Solomon, also known as the Order of the Temple, was the first religious military order of the Latin Church. Read more