Carman, William Young

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CARMAN, William Young

CARMAN, William Young. British, b. 1909. Genres: Military/Defense/ Arms control. Career: Fellow, Society of Antiquaries, and Royal Historical Soc.; Life Vice-President, British Model Soldiers Society; Life Vice- President, Society for Army Historical Research; Vice President, Military Historical Soc, and Military Heraldry Society with Imperial War Museum, London, 1950-65; Fellow, Company of Military Historians, Washington, 1954; Deputy Director, National Army Museum, London, 1965-74. Publications: A History of Firearms, 1955; British Military Uniforms, 1957, rev. ed., 1962; Indian Army Uniforms: vol. l, Cavalry, 1961, vol. 2, Infantry, 1969; Louis Napoleon on Artillery, 1967; Headdress of the British Army: vol. l, Cavalry, 1968, vol. 2, Yeomanry, 1970; (co-author) History of the British Army, 1970; Model Soldiers for Collectors, 1972; Royal Artillery, 1973; Glengarry Badges pre 1881, 1973; (co-author) Badges and Insignia of Armed Forces, 1974; Dictionary of Military Uniform, 1977; Some English Yeomanry Sabretaches, 1987; Yeomanry & Other Sabretaches, 1988; Light Horse & Mounted Rifle Volunteers, 1995; Sabretaches of the Light Cavalry, 1998; Full Dress Sabretaches of the British Army, 2000; Headdress of the British Lancers, 2002; Undress Sabretaches of the British Army, 2003; Uniforms of the British and Indian Armies 1840-1858, 2003. EDITOR: Military Uniforms of the World, 1968; Dress Regulations 1900, 1969; Dress Regulations 1846, 1971; Regiments of Scotland, 1970; Richard Simkin's Uniforms of the British Army, 2 vols., 1982, 1985. Died 2003.