A message from Mr. Guy Wilson, Charmam of ICOMAM

There are the proceedings if ICOMAM's first ever symposium on military uniforms. The subject brought a good many new faces to our meeting, attracted by the subject matter to brave a conference with historians of arms and military history. They did much to enliven our proceedings and broaden our perspectives and we hope to see them again. Amongst our established members and regular attenders there were some who to the beginning were a little uncertain whether the theme would interest them.

The papers presented were varied, interesting and of a very high standard. It is thanks to the hard work and generosity of the managment and staff of the Royal Museum of the Armed Forces and of Military History, Brussels that this fine volume comes to you and I thank them for this on behalf of us all. For those who attended the symposium in Brussels in the autumn of 2006 these pages will provide a permanent memorial of a splendid event. For those who did not, I hope the quality of the papers will entcourage you to join us in the future for one of our increasingly varied special symposia.

As ICOMAM ends its first 50 years it is good to see that the organisation continues to improve and diversify.

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