Author: Martin Brayley
Publisher: MBI Publishing, Aug 2006
Binding: Softcover
ISBN: 1-86126-743-6
Synopsis
The British led the world in the personal equip worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills & the skills of the company created to produce his design?the 1908 equip set made in woven cotton web. 120 color photos; 7.5x10 inches, 64 pgs.
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Illustrated with color photographs throughout, these large-format paperbacks give a unique insight into how the modern soldier trains and fights, as well as offering a detailed account of many modern weapons.
The outbreak of World War I 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.
