Editing Historical reenactment (section)

==Publications==
Many publications have covered historical reenactment and living history. Prominent among these are the ''Camp Chase Gazette'', ''Smoke and Fire News,'' and two different magazines named ''Living History'', and ''Skirmish Magazine''.

''The Medieval Soldier'' by [[Gerry Embleton]] and [[John Howe (illustrator)|John Howe]] (1995) is a popular book on the topic, which has been translated into French and German. It was followed by ''Medieval Military Costume in Colour Photographs''.

For the Napoleonic period, two books of interest cover life in the military at that time and living history: ''The Napoleonic Soldier'' by Stephen E. Maughan (1999) and ''Marching with Sharpe'' by B. J. Bluth (2001). Various Napoleonic reenactment groups cover the history of their associated regiments as well as try to describe and illustrate how they approach recreating the period. The goal to be as authentic as is possible has led many serious reenactment societies to set up their own research groups to verify their knowledge of the uniforms, drill and all aspects of the life that they strive to portray. In this way reenactment plays a vital role in bringing history to life, keeping history alive, and in expanding the knowledge and understanding of the period.

In the UK a number of small publishing houses have been established that particularly publish books about the English Civil War and earlier periods. The largest are Stuart Press (with around 250 volumes in print) and Partizan Press.

Little has been published about reenactment in the mainstream market, except for press articles. One exception is the book ''I Believe in Yesterday: My Adventures in Living History'' by [[Tim Moore (writer)|Tim Moore]], which recounts his experiences trying out different periods of reenactment, the people he meets, and things he learns while doing so.<ref>Moore, Tim (2008). ''I Believe in Yesterday: My Adventures in Living History''. London: Jonathan Cape. {{ISBN|0-224-07781-3}}</ref>