Greenhill, 2000, ISBN 1-85367-408-7, 76 pages

Another in the marvellous GI Series finds the formula covers Indians in US Service--as opposed to "Injuns" fighting the US Army in the Old West. Like the other GI books, it includes a four-page introduction of limited use and 64 pages of color and black and white photographs (20 color and 101 black and white) with captions.

I am partial to such uniform books covering one war period rather than several wars. I feel it gives you a more intensive look at uniforms. With American Indians, you get Old West, turn of century, WWI, between wars, and WWII. It's a bit much time wise, for you get only a hint of each era's uniforms.

But perhaps that's enough--WWI and beyond stick to traditional US Army garb, while Wild West era often resorted to native garb anyway. And in between, a sort of halfway style predominates. There's a couple of goofy propaganda shots included--a WWII soldier topped by a headdress for example--that are a bit strange for a uniform book but perfect for an "art of propaganda" book.

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