Charles XII's Karoliners: Volume 1 - The Swedish Infantry & Artillery of the Great Northern War 1700-1721 Shamenkov Sergey
This book examines the evolution and changes in Swedish infantry and artillery uniforms during the Great Northern War.The author reconstructs in detail the appearance of infantry and artillery…
Specifikacia Charles XII's Karoliners: Volume 1 - The Swedish Infantry & Artillery of the Great Northern War 1700-1721 Shamenkov Sergey
This book examines the evolution and changes in Swedish infantry and artillery uniforms during the Great Northern War.The author reconstructs in detail the appearance of infantry and artillery officers, NCOs, and privates of the time of Charles XII, drawing on a number of studies and articles, and based on extant artifacts, and written and iconographic documents that have survived to our time. The book illustrates both major and minor changes in the cut, style, and adornments of the uniforms of infantry and artillery officers, NCOs, and privates that occurred shortly before or during the war. It also provides detailed insights into the differences between the Carolean uniforms of the "older model" of 1687, which served as the basis for later modifications, and the "younger model" of 1706, as well as into different variations in transitional models existing between the