Napoleon's Line Cavalry Recreated in Color Photographs

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The hobby of historical re-enactment has come a long way over the past decade, attracting dedicated students of many aspects and periods of history to this uniquely engaging form of practical research.The ever-fascinating Napoleonic period is well represented, and groups of knowledgeable enthusiasts in many European countries have been formed to recreate the uniforms and equipment, and to practice the drills and tactics, of these colorful armies.This remarkable collection of 180 color photographs - taken during four seasons of re-enactment events through Europe - brings to vivid life the Chasseurs and Lancers, Hussars, Dragoons and Cuirassiers of Napoleon's armies.