The new paperback edition of Khaki Drill & Jungle Green offers the most detailed examination ever published of the tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. The evolution of tropical uniforms under the pressure of campaign experience between 1939 and 1945 is traced in Martin Brayley's nearly 300 striking color photographs, showing live models wearing rare original uniforms and equipment, and carrying period weapons, in authentic settings.
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The new paperback edition of Khaki Drill & Jungle Green offers the most detailed examination ever published of the tropical uniforms issued to all three services in the Mediterranean theatre and in South-East Asia during World War II. The evolution of tropical uniforms under the pressure of campaign experience between 1939 and 1945 is traced in Martin Brayley's nearly 300 striking color photographs, showing live models wearing rare original uniforms and equipment, and carrying period weapons, in authentic settings.
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Martin Brayley is a military photographer who has seen service all over the world, from the jungles of the Far East to the mountains of Norway. He is a life-long collector of militaria, and has contributed as a writer and photographer to many magazines, as well as writing several books. He lives in Hampshire, England.
Richard Ingram is a lifelong collector of British militaria, and a member of the Khaki Chums living history group. He has co-written numerous magazine articles.
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By the 1890s the scarlet wool serge uniform that had typified the Victorian soldier had given way, in tropical climates, to a lightweight, dusty-coloured uniform which both provided a measure of camouflage and was considerably more comfortable. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
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By the 1890s the scarlet wool serge uniform that had typified the Victorian soldier had given way, in tropical climates, to a lightweight, dusty-coloured uniform which both provided a measure of camouflage and was considerably more comfortable. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages:
Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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