31349 Confederate Wearing Shell Jacket Defending, No.2 First Legion-Normandy Fallschirmjäger Drummers and fifers of the

Drummers and fifers of the period were still important components of an infantry company

Here he is in one of his more restrained (but still colourful) personalized Luftwaffe uniforms

Anyone who collects ARNHEM ’44 is sure to know about the classic movie ‘A Bridge Too Far’ (1977) directed by Sir Richard Attenborough that depicted the ill-fated ‘Operation Market Garden’ in general and the Arnhem battle in particular

James Ewell Brown ‘Jeb’ Stuart was the outstanding Confederate Cavalry officer of the Civil War

either in action or on guard duty

31349 Confederate Wearing Shell Jacket Defending, No.2 First Legion-Normandy Fallschirmjäger Drummers and fifers of theConfederate Wearing Shell Jacket Defending, No. 2 This soldier is wearing the classic short jacket of the Army of Northern Virginia which appeared from the fall of 1862 and was used until the end of the war. These uniforms used much less fabric than the stylish full length frock coats typical of the period. These garments were referred to as both shell jackets or depot jackets and almost universally made from wool or a wool and cotton blend which was