From the crops that have fed billions of people over the centuries; to the plants highly regarded for their medicinal qualities; this informative volume unearths the stories behind some of the world's best-known plants.
#4424060 in Books 1987-04Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 #File Name: 0713719281219 pages
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11 of 12 people found the following review helpful. Pretty pictures but not much moreBy P. GeyerI tried to find this book for years to complete my World War I uniforms source collection. It really wasn't worth the effort. The color illustrations are nice looking. But the supporting text bears almost no relevance to the illustrations. There's no description of the materials or construction of the uniforms; no real reference to the equipment worn; and no description of what uniforms were worn by whom or when. Worse than that; there's huge gaps in the uniforms illustrated. For example; there's not a single illustration of a German infantry private in 1914; or any illustrations at all of Turkish uniforms.There are almost no books out there providing anything more than cursory information about World War I unifoms. Sadly; this book doesn't really do anything to fill this gap.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Outdated ref but good for its timeBy danny boyThe Blandford series of books were the only books published about 30-40 years back that provided affordable uniform reference pictures to the general public. Reprinting them may provide nostalgic memories only to readers who remembered them.However the earlier reviewer has said erroneously that there is no single picture of a german private soldier of 1914 in this book. There is one; featured on the front page.
