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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
In dire need of a reprint,
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This review is from: British Infantry Equipments 1908-1980 (Men at Arms) (Paperback)
This book offers a very brief overview of the history behind the various equipment sets. In addition to being 25 years out of date, the photographs and plates seem not to tell the same story as the text, and many photos are poorly thought out.
Equipment is photographed from an odd 3/4 angle in some cases. Other photos of dark green webbing show up as simply a blur. Other equipment is photographed against dark background. The period portrait of the piper in the desert is nice, but apart from the beard, Great Highland Bagpipe, and tattoos - all of which make a nice character study - an entire page is wasted on this photo which only shows a corner of the pistol case; presumably the entire focus of the photograph! The other full page period photo shows two infantrymen against a nice backdrop (a Roman aqueduct) but does little to illustrate the actual equipment. Other photos of the officers' set show the gear being worn incorrectly and incompletely; an odd choice since the text of the book discusses the "official" method of wear as set out by dress regulations. Colour plates by Chappell are good but only illustrate a fraction of the actual infantry accoutrements of this period and some of the illustrations are not discussed fully in the text or captions. Not a well thought out volume and in dire need of a reprint. In the meantime, try EQUIPMENT OF THE WW II TOMMY by David Gordon, TOMMY by the same author, or Bouchery's two volume set. Also the "other" TOMMY book. Would love to see this very capable illustrator and author update this book with better photos, new information, and perhaps a better split into two or three volumes, with the last 25 years added in for good meaure.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Another Handy Book by This Superior Author and Artist,
By El Cutachero (MD USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: British Infantry Equipments 1908-1980 (Men at Arms) (Paperback)
The author retired from the British Army after serving in the period when much of this materiel was in use. Mastering the adjustment of the pattern 1908 and its descendent the pattern 1937 was a feat but once the set was adjusted, its robust construction and simplicity served to keep it from so readily catching and tangling as does US equipment of the period. Even though this covers the four major sets, 1908, 1937, 1944, and 1958 in detail, the lack of as many variations as in US accoutrements and load bearing equipment (LBE) allows the major parts to be covered. By now, the LBE system of the British soldier has gone through another cycle of design to an internal design pack made of nylon cloth compared with the cotton duck and woven webbing of the predecessors.This edition has been replaced by one which covers up to 2000 but since the book size is the same, something had to give in the later one.
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