World War One: British Army ( History of Uniforms)

Brassey's History of Uniforms — World War One: British Army / Stephen Bull

London, Velika Britanija 1998. Tvrd povez, zaštitni omot, bogato ilustrovano, veliki format (31 cm), engleski jezik, 144 strane.
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This is an essential book for everyone with an interest in the British Army and the First World War. It is a thorough analysis of the unifornts, weapons and equiprnent employed by British forces between 1914 and 1918, From the mud and trenches of the Western Front to the deserts of the Middle East, it focuses on the soldiers from section to battalion level, exploring their experience of battle and how it affected what they wore and what they fought with.
Too often in the past, the achievements of the British Army in this cataclysmic combat have been denigrated by historians seeking to portray the army as unprepared for modern warfare, incompetently led and backward looking. In reality, the British Army was quick to learn from its experiences, developing a new form of trench-storming warfare and inventinc new weapons to cope with different demands, such as trench mortars and flame-throwers. In the Middle East, older forms of warfare, such as fast-moving cavalry campaigns, combined with new weaponry, proved highly effective. The much underrated brilliance and innovation of the British Army in this period is fully documented in both text and pictures in a study which will change many readers' misconceptions about this decisive phase in the evolution of the British Army.
Stephen Bull's authoritative text is highly illustrated with over 150 colour and black and white photographs, and leading military artist Christa Hook has created four colour plates for the book.

Sadržaj:
Introduction
Service Dress and Full Dress
Badges and Insignia
Special Clothing and Equipment
Khaki Drill
Weapons
Artillery, Tanks and Gas
Regiments and Corps
Divisions
Bibliography
World War One Directory
Index