Doughboy to GI

US Army Clothing and Equipment 1900 - 1945

by Kenneth Lewis

Doughboy to GI The most complete source book. Hardback, 272 pages, 860 photo's, 16 pages full colour. 279mm x 229mm.

Simply an essential reference work for the collector and historian alike.

With more than 860 superb, detailed photographs and 16 pages in full colour, Doughboy to GI presents the most complete sourcebook on the subject yet published.

An essential reference work for the collector and historian alike, this book traces the evolution of both clothing and equipment as the quartermasters met the challenge of changing demands and attitudes - from the first years of the century through two world wars.

The First World War altered the US Army dramatically, turning it into a large, modern fighting force, with all the consequent demands for mass-produced uniform and equipment. By the time the US entered the Second World War, American technology, innovation and manufacturing industry had combined to make the American forces the best equipped in the world. The vast range of items with which the Americans went to war is fully reflected in the text and illustrations of this encyclopaedic volume, including:

Headgear - helmets, caps, goggles, gas-masks and face-masks

Clothing - shirts, trousers, jackets, overcoats, underwear, gloves

Footwear - shoes, boots, socks, leggings, specialist footwear

Webbing - belts, packs, bags, pouches and pockets, suspenders

Field Equipment - mess kits, canteens, tents, stoves, sleeping bags,

Weapons - pistols, rifles, submachine-guns bayonets, machetes, knives,

Sports and Leisure - baseball equipment, reading material, magazines, writing equipment, smoking material,

Personal items - jewellery, sweetheart gifts, keepsakes, prophylactics,

Miscellaneous Items - home front, badges, etc.

Plus glossary of technical terms (including a 1945-dated 16-page document and plans of the M1 steel helmet manufactured by the McCord Radiator Company), biographies of selected personalities and a comprehensive index.

Over 860 monocrome illustrations with text plus 325 shoulder-sleeve insignia in full colour.

Signed copies will be available at the show from the author on Stands D12 - D34, Norman D. Landing Militaria

Price: £59.95 +PP

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