Product Description

The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of the company created to produce his design - the 1908 equipment set made in woven cotton web. By the outbreak of WW2, the British infantry had new 1937 pattern equipment, whose design reflected a new generation of weapons and tactics. This proved unequal to the special demands of jungle warfare in the Far East: so 1944 saw yet another set of kit. In this book the author offers collectors and students of militaria a detailed review of these infantry equipments which spanned the British soldier's combat experience throughout most of the 20th century.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #138321 in Books
• Published on: 2005-05-23
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 64 pages

About the Author
Martin Brayley is a leading collector and respected contributor to specialist journals in Britain and on the Continent. Resident - Hampshire

Customer Reviews

An essential Instructional and Pictorial Guide
This book helped me to identify and place into chronological order my collection, I am aspiring to collect the Kit for pre to May 1940 and a kit for Dieppe 1942, being relatively new to this subject all my learning was experiential - although I had via the dates on my equipment been able to guess the correct kit this book gave me the knowledge to understand the development of the Kit and collect more confidently. To be honest I couldn't put it down for over a week! And at last I had an answer to the difference between pouches Mk1 & Mk2!......for me this book was defiantly worth the investment.

british web equipment
I found this book to be very thorough in describing the many items of british webbing from the two worldwars and beyond.Highly recommended!