Japanese Military Uniform Illustrated Guide: Historical Research 3

The legendary, limited edition "Illustrated Encyclopedia of Japanese Military Uniforms" has been completely revamped! Meticulous historical research by a leading expert on armor and weaponry! Military uniforms from each era are recreated in illustrations based on historical documents! Volume 2 features military uniforms from the late Edo period to the Pacific War. Following the Boshin War at the end of the Edo period, when ancestral armor and Western-style uniforms intermingled, Japan's military uniforms rapidly became Westernized. Covering the period from the founding of the Imperial Army and Navy, through the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars, to the Pacific War, this volume covers the period from the beginning of the Imperial Army and Navy to the Sino-Japanese and Russo-Japanese Wars, through to the Pacific War.