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    Nov 07, 2021 6 minutes

    Uniforms of the Franco-Prussian War

    Vol 2: The French Army 1870

    By Robert J Marrion & Steve Shann

    ISBN: 978-1858185774 (Partizan Press, 2021) – £35.00

    Thanks to the recent Perry releases, I’ve been painting miniatures for Franco Prussian War games, and now I have a uniform guide for the French.

    The first book in this series on Prussian uniforms was published in 2008; Marrion both wrote the book and drew the illustrations. Sadly, he did not manage to finish the second book before his death in 2015, leaving all the illustrations and a half-finished text. Steve Shann recently completed the work.

    This book is like several Ospreys rolled into one. The coverage is truly comprehensive. Each section deals with a particular corps and goes through the unit and their uniform in detail. Virtually all of these are accompanied with one of Bob Marrion’s excellent illustrations – where there are a few gaps, they are filled with black-and-white photographs, plus they are supported by

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