Osprey Men-at-Arms 13 : The Cossacks

This book explores the uniforms, equipment, history and organisation of the Cossacks throughout their military history. Russian, Ukranian and Zaporozhian Cossacks are all covered, and their experiences under the Tsars and the Soviet Union are explored. Uniforms are shown in full colour artwork. Text by Albert Seaton with illustrations by Michael Youens.

Contents

• Introduction
• The Russian Peoples
• The Origins of the Cossacks
• The Early Russian Cossacks
• The Don Cossack Host
• The First Volga Cossacks
• The Ukraine
• The Zaporozhian Cossacks
• The Ukranian Cossacks
• The Tsars and the Russian Cossacks
• The New Cossack Communities
• The Ephemeral Ukranian Cossack
• The Cossack Hosts in the Twentieth Century
• Cossack Military Service under the Tsar
• The Revolution and Civil War - The Cossacks under Soviet Rule
• Cossack Uniforms
• Colour Plate Commentary