In Uniform

Since the 18th century, the uniforms of the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps have incorporated both technological advances and changing military needs. The items in this section describe various aspects of the uniforms. Most of these works were acquired for our readers at the time of publication.

United States Marine Corps, Story of the Shoulder Strap (New York, 1917).

L.G.T., Three Years Behind the Guns (New York, 1908).

Prudential Insurance Co., The Army and the Navy of the United States of America (Newark, N.J., 1917).

Albert Leary Gihon, Practical Suggestions in Naval Hygiene (Washington, D.C., 1871). Gift of Charles E. Rosenberg.

Franklin Matthews, Our Navy in Time of War (1861-1898) (New York, 1899).