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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 973 EAN: 9780850455229 Edition: 2nd ISBN: 0850455227 Label: Osprey Publishing Manufacturer: Osprey Publishing Number Of Items: 1 Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: March 29, 1978 Publisher: Osprey Publishing Release Date: March 29, 1978 Studio: Osprey Publishing Related Items:
Browse for similar items by category: Click to Display Editorial Review: Product Description: At the time of the Second World War, the United States Army took an unusual approach, for the period, towards the design of its uniforms. Rather than attempt to find an all-purpose outfit, such as the British battledress, it attempted to design special-purpose dress for every possible duty, from combat in cold climates to dress parades in hot ones. Here Philip Katcher provides an extensive examination of the many different types of uniform and equipment which saw service during the conflict. Average Rating:
 Rating: - Mis-named volumeCarter Rila's assessment of this book is correct. It is an older title, and while it is well written and contains useful information, it is misnamed. It appears to be a survey of US Army uniforms and personal field equipment - the text contains little else. Weapons, organization, history are all absent. The bare bones descriptions of uniforms fail to address the subject adequately, and the use of direct quotes from Army regulations seems to be more of a waste of space than a selling point. Read More Rating: - Superseded by Later WorksThis book is well illustrated but tries to cover too much in too little space. When such as Shelby Stanton (c.f.) devote whole books to the WW II clothing alone and others to individual equipment it is no longer needed. The publisher has realized this and has brought out a new three volume set in this series covering the same era. The publisher should simply let this one go out of print. Its day is past. 
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