American Civil War Zouaves

Among the mass of units formed in the early months of the American Civil War were several of the colourful Zouave units. Inspired by the French colonial units raised in North Africa with their distinctive uniforms and reputation as hard fighters, units with names as colourful as their uniforms began to appear. In this volume Robin Smith details the uniforms and battles of these flamboyant units. Bill Younghusband is rapidly establishing himself as one of the most popular illustrators of 18th and 19th century military subjects, and has already contributed to a number of Osprey titles.>

About the author

Robin Smith has been fascinated by the American Civil War since childhood. A freelancer living in London, he is a dedicated American Civil War re-enactor and often travels to the US to take part in events with the recreated 5th New York Duryées Zouaves. He is also a member of the 55th Virginia, Britain's finest American Civil War re-enactment group.Bill Younghusband was born in 1936. He was educated in Devon and studied at Newton Abbot College of Art. He has been interested in all things military since childhood, and this interest was compounded through the reading of authors such as G.A. Henty. In 1954 he joined the Life Guards and saw service in Egypt and Cyprus. Bill is a respected military illustrator of more than 15 years experience, and has illustrated many Osprey books including Men-at-Arms 299 Austrian Auxiliary Troops 1792-1816 and Campaigns 48 Salamanca 1812 and 59 Vittoria 1813. He is married with one daughter and currently lives in Ireland.

Product details

• Authors: Robin Smith
• Assisted by: Bill Younghusband (Illustration), Younghusband Bill (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 15.05.1996
• EAN: 9781855325715
• ISBN: 978-1-85532-571-5
• No. of pages: 64
• Dimensions: 182 mm x 248 mm x 6 mm
• Series: Elite
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Politics; HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Military / United States, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Warfare & defence, c 1500 onwards to present day, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Warfare and defence, History of the Americas