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General Washington's Army (2): 1779-83 (Men-at-Arms)

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This is not a narrative of the battles, trials and triumphs experienced by Gen. George Washington's army in the latter phases of the American War of Independence. Rather, the book is very narrowly focused on the provision of uniforms to some of the various units that served under Washington in the Continental Army during this time period. Consequently, the text is extraordinarily dry, arcane, and very uninteresting to any but the most devoted student of material history. The research is sound, but unfortunately very spotty due to the fact that archival records are incomplete on this subject. The color plates are very nicely done. However, the accompanying descriptive text (usually a high point for Osprey books), like the rest of the book, offers nothing beyond an accounting of colors of uniforms. This work is definitely not in keeping with the otherwise high standard that Osprey has established for its books in this genre.