Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers) [Hardcover]

Jon A. Maguire (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 1995 | Series: Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers

This new work form Jon A. Maguire provides an in-depth examination of personal flight clothing and equipment used by United States Army Air Force flyers in World War II. Included are: flight helmets, oxygen masks, goggles, clothing, boots, gloves, flak ar

Product Details

• Hardcover: 184 pages
• Publisher: Schiffer Publishing, Ltd. (April 1, 1995)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887407447
• ISBN-13: 978-0887407444
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,214,894 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An invaluable reference of WWII aerial warfare., December 27, 1998

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This review is from: Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers) (Hardcover)

There are at least a couple of books devoted to the subject of WWII combat flight gear. Taking nothing away from the others, Gear Up! is a superb reference. Every page is crammed with excellent quality photographs, both period and recent, most in full color depicting the authentic gear in use and on display. The depth of coverage obviously reflects the author's enthusiasm for the subject: sixty pages on head gear alone--from helmets to sunglasses, fortyfive pages on jackets and trousers, chapters on gloves, footwear, paper items, flak armor, ground crew gear...very little is overlooked.

This is a pictorial history. The text is limited and is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise on the innumerable variations of individual items of gear. But, anyone with an interest in WWII aerial warfare will not be disappointed with this fine reference.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars very disapointed, March 5, 2009

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Chuck (Calif) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers) (Hardcover)

I thought this would be a good collector book but in fact its extremely weak. The book "only" consists of pictures with limited captions,no detailed info,no pics of different views of the items showing tags (a few lables are shown),manufactures info,constuction detail,etc. I expected to read about gear and equipment but theres nothing but captions.I would love to know the different manufactures and characteristics but theres none listed.Everything in the book you can see on the internet or ebay.If you just want single frontal pictures and maybe a couple side views than this book is your thing. My "opinion" not collector material,sorry.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Alladins cave for flight gear buffs., September 1, 2005

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Gabby - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gear Up!: Flight Clothing & Equipment of USAAF Airmen in WWII (Schiffer Book for Woodcarvers) (Hardcover)

A great collectors guide. Plenty of clear pictures giving a good coverage of WW2 aviation items. Additional text isn't extensive or going into much detail. No stich counting as such on A-2 jackets, that kind of information must be found in other books like "Hell bent for leather" or other flight gear books. The wonderfull photo's are the strong point of this book and personaly I was waiting for such a book for a long time.