From 'Coughs and Sneezes Spread Diseases' to 'Keep Calm and Carry On', the Home Front posters of the Second World War have become part of British cult...

Of all the celebrities who served their country during World War II -and they were legion -Jimmy Stewart was unique. On December 7th, when the attack ...

America managed to stay out of the Second World War for almost three years although her navy was battling the German submarine menace in the Atlantic,...

Soon after America entered World War II, patriotism reached a fever pitch! Everyone became involved in the war-effort in every imaginable way. From th...

The 10th was the only US mountain division to be raised in World War II, and still has a high profile, being involved in operations from Iraq to Somal...

America deployed a diverse group of special operations forces (SOF) throughout World War II and in Korea. These elite units quickly earned a redoubtab...

This book is an illustrated collection of 260 of the most interesting and distinctive uniforms worn by troops on land and sea, and in the air, in mank...

The ineffectiveness of conventional air attacks on US Navy surface ships, particularly heavily defended targets like carrier task groups, forced the J...

Perhaps the biggest difference in the fighting between the two world wars lay in the invention of the man-portable radio that allowed for a greater de...

The cavalry regiments of the US Army were in the process of being transformed into a mechanized force when the USA entered World War II. While those c...

The two major Army units that operated in the Pacific - the 11th Airborne Division and the 503rd Parachute Regimental Combat Team (PRCT) launched smal...

The parachute infantry regiments were among the most highly decorated US Army units of World War II, and between them they saw action right across the...

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A soldier's "web gear" is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in 1910, though modified and augmented in the 1920s and 1930s, and again during the war itself as a result of combat experience. This book describes and illustrates the great majority of the personal equipment provided for infantry riflemen, GIs armed with other weapons and their ammunition-bearers, officers, and medics. In addition to the web gear itself it covers canteens, mess kit, and first aid items; weapons-related and other specialist items; the long struggle to produce a practical backpack; bivouac and shelter gear, and the most commonly carried tools. The text also explains the basics of materials, colors, markings, nomenclature, and weights for the guidance of collectors. It is illustrated with wartime photos and color close-ups, and the wide-ranging color plates specially prepared for this book offer more than 130 images.

In this book, a follow-up to the same author's well-received study of British web equipment, Martin Brayley gives a detailed illustrated overview of t...

War Art/ Soldier Art. This book displays the work of a very talented soldier's wife, who wrote (and drew for) her husband daily. Subjects are romantic...

This book covers the US Infantry guns and weapons used in combat, but with a twist; it exclusively contains soldier's first-hand stories about their e...

The involvement of women in the Second World War has never been fully acknowledged. However thousands of them wore their country's uniform, in the tra...

Survivors: Battlefield Relics of World War II tells the stories of some of the massive military weapons left scattered across the European countryside...

Originally published in 2006 and selling through three printings, this invaluable guide has been revised and updated for a new edition. In this work, ...

While many nations flocked to the side of the Allies, others joined forces with Germany as part of the Axis. This volume is the definitive guide to th...

Chronicling the many faces of the WWII effort, these contemporary black-and-white portraits of the longest surviving veterans remind us that the war c...

World War II was the largest, bloodiest war in history. Military forces from many nations battled with a huge range of powerful weapons and unique equ...

Hell Hawks! is the story of the band of young American fighter pilots, and their gritty, close-quarters fight against Hitlers vaunted military. The "H...

The One-Man Pneumatic Life Raft was the unheralded and almost unknown savior of uncounted downed airmen of World War II and the early Korean War. This...

World War II Troop Type Parachutes was written for anyone interested in the history of airborne troops, and is profusely illustrated with unpublished ...

Military sweetheart jewelry was important on the home front during the World Wars I and II as mementos of the service men who were abroad. With their ...

This second book by Nick Snider presents the popular collectible military sweetheart jewelry and collectibles that were so important to the home front...

Take the fight to the enemy with this new theatre book for Bolt Action. From the D-Day landings to the final battle for Berlin, this volume gives play...

This essential publication features a wide selection of the most eye-catching and iconic examples from the internationally renowned poster collection ...

Towards the end of the Great War, the United States Army started to distinguish its units with cloth shoulder insignia. From 1941, due to the terrific...