{"product_id":"vanished-armies-a-record-of-military-uniform-observed-and-drawn-in-various-european-countries-during-the-years-1907-to-1914-shire-general","title":"Vanished Armies: A Record of Military Uniform Observed And Drawn in Various European Countries During the Years 1907 to 1914 (Shire General)","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the years immediately before the First World War Archibald Haswell Miller  a young artist  traveled Europe to study painting. While he was there he indulged his other great interest - military matters. On his travels he observed first-hand the soldiers of the European Armies in the last days of the colourful and elaborate uniforms that were giving way to grey and khaki across the continent. Realizing that this was a great military heritage that was slipping away  he set out to record these splendid uniforms.  In the uncertain days before the assassination of the Archduke Ferdinand in Sarajevo  Haswell Miller sketched and painted hundreds of figures  each wearing a different uniform from the armies of Britain  Germany  France  Austria-Hungary  Belgium  Holland  Italy  Portugal  Russia  Spain and Sweden. Just before the First World War the paintings were exhibited in Leipzig  and it seemed they might be published. But when war broke out they returned home and lay forgotten for nearly one hundred years.  Now  published together at last  they represent a unique record of the uniforms of the last great age of military dress. Accompanied by  in Haswell Millers own words  notes and memories of the days before \"the lights went out in Europe\" in the year 1914  this is a book of great historical importance.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44966517014581,"sku":"ByrdShop_0747807396","price":52.43,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780747807391.jpg?v=1770566292","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/vanished-armies-a-record-of-military-uniform-observed-and-drawn-in-various-european-countries-during-the-years-1907-to-1914-shire-general","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}