Authored by Daniel A. Schor and Lars-Eric Heglund. This 2nd revised edition is published in 1994 by Acedia Press, Box 5269, S-650 05 Karlstad, Sweden for $12.50 ppd by IPO or cash. This fifty-two page booklet is as definitive work on the subject in english as will likely be in print. Of course I also said something similar about the first edition in 1987. There are about 220 black and white drawings of colors and standards with a description of the coloring of both the obverse and reverse sides. An index and excellent bibliography are provided. There is also a fairly extensive description of the staffs, finials, cloth material and method of construction. The authors provide a useful discussion of the Swedish military organization and recruitment. This booklet is a model of what a refernce work should be, in contrast to the glut of semi-researched "uniform or flag guides" that have permeated the hobby in the past few years. The authors have consulted contemporary sources as well as viewing surviving examples of the colors and standards. Where the evidence is not certain on a particular subject, the authors let the reader know that they are making an educated assumption. If you have the first edition, throw it away. To the authors' credit they have used much new research to expand and correct the earlier edition. My only criticism is that space dictated that the bibliography is not annotated. I strongly recommend this booklet to both the wargamer and vexillologist. More Reviews Errata: That Deadly Ground Rules Mirliton 15mm 15th Century Italian Command Bicorne Miniatures 25mm ACW Essex 15mm ACW Band Musicians Dixon 25mm Seven Years War Prussians Front Rank 25mm Jacobite Rebellion Imperial Enterprises 25mm Marlborough Connoisseur 25mm AWI GHQ 1/2400 WWI and WWII Ships Bull Dancer 25mm Minoan Mycenean Quality Castings 15mm Pz VIe Tiger I Architectural Heritage 15mm and 25mm Buildings 20mm WWI German Trench Mortar and Crew Brittania Miniatures 20mm WWII US Infantry Washington's Wars Rules Frontline Skirmish Rules 1900-1950 Pony Soldiers Indian Wars Old West Rules Swedish Colors and Standards of the Great Northern War 1700-21 Danish Army Museum Booklets GHQ WWII TO&E Files 1,2,3 Poltava Osprey Campaign Series From Golan to Sinai Command Post Quarterly Rapid Fire WWII Rules WWII Orders of Battle How to Win Wargames DBM Army Lists 1071-1500AD Napoleonic Uniform Books Battles of the American Civil War 15mm ACW Flags Scale Specialties WWI Ship Names Back to Table of Contents -- Courier #67 To Courier List of Issues To MagWeb Master Magazine List © Copyright 1995 by The Courier Publishing Company. This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other military history articles and gaming articles are available at http://www.magweb.com