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I was going through my book collection over the weekend (another beautiful Summer weekend of cool temperatures, rain, wind and did I mention rain.....
) and have come up with a list of my top ten books that focus primary on military artwork.
Would love to hear from forum members on this to see if there are any books out there I do not have that are worth adding to the collection..........
10.) The Age of Napoleon by Rocco. He has done some brilliant Napoleonic subjects, he autographed my copy and I know Keith from the show circuit (one of the perks of doing shows is meeting individuals such as Keith Rocco).
9.) The Soldiers View by Rocco. Another of his works, this one focuses on the American Civil War.
8.) Portraits of Combat by Dietz. His main focus is aircraft, but he has done quite a few WWII battle scenes as well, great stuff.
7.) American Battles by Troiani. Main focus is American Civil War; Don is the master of the ACW painting.
6.) Waterloo by Lachouque; THE definative work on the battle (Waterloo Companion not withstanding), has some incredible art work including the Waterloo Panarama of the doomed French Cavalry charge, the first wave that began their attack around 4:20 pm.
5.) Borodino; this is a Russian book published on the 175th anniversary of the battle, has some very rare paintings as well as the Borodino Panorama.
4.) Napoleons War in Spain by Lachouque and Tranie; contains many terrific pieces of art on this subject, also includes a number of pages of uniform plates.
3.) La Campagne de Russie; Napoleon 1812 by Tranie. Another terrific book on the subject of the invasion of Russia by Napoleon with a focus on Borodino and the heroic actions of Ney as commander of the French rear guard, beautifully illustrated.
2.) Napoleon 1813; la campagne d'allemagne by Tranie. Focus on Leipzig and the battles fought during the German campaign; another brilliantly illustrated subject.
1.) My number one all time favorite is......Napoleon; 1814 la campagne de France by Tranie. My favorite subject of the Napoleonic war (aside from Waterloo) as Napoleon did some of his best work as a general in this campaign IMO vs the Russian, Prussian, Austrian, Bavarian, Wurtemberg and British armies.
You cannot go wrong with any of these books. The Tranie books are top shelf, first rate books, all have French text, not a big issue as I have an ok grasp of the language, but don't worry if you don't as the artwork is incredible. The Russian book on Borodino book is nearly impossible to find.
The Tranie books are all out of print and command a hefty price tag. There are also three other books he wrote about the Austrian Campaign, the 1805 Campaign and the 1806/07 campaign, which command price tags north of 200.00, 400.00 and 500.00 US respectively.
Also, I've got two new books on the way that are four star works as well; Napoleon en 1814; la campagne de france by Koch and Napoleon en allemagne; la campagne de 1813 by clement................
) and have come up with a list of my top ten books that focus primary on military artwork.Would love to hear from forum members on this to see if there are any books out there I do not have that are worth adding to the collection..........
10.) The Age of Napoleon by Rocco. He has done some brilliant Napoleonic subjects, he autographed my copy and I know Keith from the show circuit (one of the perks of doing shows is meeting individuals such as Keith Rocco).
9.) The Soldiers View by Rocco. Another of his works, this one focuses on the American Civil War.
8.) Portraits of Combat by Dietz. His main focus is aircraft, but he has done quite a few WWII battle scenes as well, great stuff.
7.) American Battles by Troiani. Main focus is American Civil War; Don is the master of the ACW painting.
6.) Waterloo by Lachouque; THE definative work on the battle (Waterloo Companion not withstanding), has some incredible art work including the Waterloo Panarama of the doomed French Cavalry charge, the first wave that began their attack around 4:20 pm.
5.) Borodino; this is a Russian book published on the 175th anniversary of the battle, has some very rare paintings as well as the Borodino Panorama.
4.) Napoleons War in Spain by Lachouque and Tranie; contains many terrific pieces of art on this subject, also includes a number of pages of uniform plates.
3.) La Campagne de Russie; Napoleon 1812 by Tranie. Another terrific book on the subject of the invasion of Russia by Napoleon with a focus on Borodino and the heroic actions of Ney as commander of the French rear guard, beautifully illustrated.
2.) Napoleon 1813; la campagne d'allemagne by Tranie. Focus on Leipzig and the battles fought during the German campaign; another brilliantly illustrated subject.
1.) My number one all time favorite is......Napoleon; 1814 la campagne de France by Tranie. My favorite subject of the Napoleonic war (aside from Waterloo) as Napoleon did some of his best work as a general in this campaign IMO vs the Russian, Prussian, Austrian, Bavarian, Wurtemberg and British armies.
You cannot go wrong with any of these books. The Tranie books are top shelf, first rate books, all have French text, not a big issue as I have an ok grasp of the language, but don't worry if you don't as the artwork is incredible. The Russian book on Borodino book is nearly impossible to find.
The Tranie books are all out of print and command a hefty price tag. There are also three other books he wrote about the Austrian Campaign, the 1805 Campaign and the 1806/07 campaign, which command price tags north of 200.00, 400.00 and 500.00 US respectively.
Also, I've got two new books on the way that are four star works as well; Napoleon en 1814; la campagne de france by Koch and Napoleon en allemagne; la campagne de 1813 by clement................
