THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR 1700 - 1721 - Volume 1

Colours and Uniforms, By Lars-Eric Höglund and Åke Sallnäs

It is now 300 years since the Great Northern War started. In memory of this Acedia Press has edited this new book

It consists of 158 pages. among which 30 are in full colour. 192 colours and standards are illustrated in full colour, based on Olof Hoffman´s drawings from 1686 in the Swedish War Archive. Where an illustration in The War Archive does not exist we have done reconstructions after close research in Swedish Archives and Literature.

There are 800 descriptions of Swedish uniforms and 300 of Danish, Saxon and Russian. There are 65 different uniforms illustrated in colour. As well as the history of the different regiments, the colours and the uniforms.

The definitive work on the subject in English.

THE GREAT NORTHERN WAR 1700 - 1721 Volume II
Colours and Uniforms, By Lars-Eric Höglund and Åke Sallnäs

This new book continues the superb standard set by the authors’ previous work on the Swedish army of the Great Northern War. The coverage starts with the the Danish, Norwegian and Holstein-Gottorp armies covering regimental histories, uniform details and those all-important flags. There are over 65 colour illustrations of flags in this section alone.

The next section gives the most comprehensive description availiable in English of the Russian army of the period. The research was done in collaboration with Russian correspondents and includes details of the Russian auxiliary corp serving with the Saxon army from 1704 to 1706 and the Russian army in Finland. The text is well supported by a large number of full colour illustration of uniforms and flags, including a large number of Steltsi colours.

The next subject is the Saxon army Augustus the Strong. Once again all the information required by the wargamer and uniformoligist is presented in a clear an accessible format supported by superb full colour illustrations.

The book is completed by a study of the Prussian and Hanoverian forces that participated in the campaigns of the final years war.

Packed full of detailed information, beautifully illustrated and providing information that has not been available in English prior to publication, this is a fitting companion volume to the work on the Swedish army, and is a ‘must have’ for all those interested in the Great Northern War.

THE SCANIAN WAR 1675 - 1679.
Colours and Uniforms, By Lars-Eric Höglund

There are 74 pages of which 8 are in color covering the uniforms, colours and standards of the Swedish Army during the Scanian War 1675-1679. Some 84 colours and standards are illustrated in color, as well as 20 color illustrations of uniforms. The uniforms, colours and standards of 123 different units are described.