"Sabres across the Pampa Argentinian Indian Wars" Topic

This work brings to the English speaking world for the first time, the colourful dresses worn by the many Indian tribes in this bloody war. The Indians wore a variety of costumes such as: animal hides and feathers right up to chain mail and armour. It also shows the uniforms worn by the many armies and militias sent against these defiant tribes. The soldiers wore a variety of colourful uniforms along with the indigenous dress. Also shown are; loyal Indian Corps, Italian Bersaglieri and naval dress.

The Indian wars of North America have been covered extensively in hundreds of books but the Indian wars in South America have been sadly neglected. Ron's work rectifies this omission with his book which contains 24 colour plates of his original artwork, showing the colourful figures which took part in both sides of the conflict, never seen before outside South America. Complementing this there are approximately 160 colour and black and white pictures of contemporary drawings and paintings, also included are the works of early photographers who accompany the army on the later campaigns, these show the officers and men, Indians, uniforms, dress, arms, equipment etc.

Ron has worked from the contemporary Spanish sources, books, journals, diaries, official documents and dress regulations of the participants of the war. This book will be of great interest to the growing readers of South American Military History and Uniforms.