British Infantry Equipments 1908-2000 (Revised); Author: Chappell, Mike; Paperback

Author: Chappell, Mike
Revised Edition Series#:108; Men-At-Arms (Osprey); Paperback; 8 Colour and 50 B&w Illustrations
48 pages
Published: January 2000
Osprey
ISBN: 1855328399

The dead weight of the weapons, ammunition and equipment carried by the infantrymen of today is little different from that carried by foot soldiers at the beginning of the 20th century. Even in these days of mechanization, armies must sooner or later abandon their vehicles and fight on foot. Mike Chappell details the ongoing struggle to balance the infantryman's comfort with the necessities of self sufficiency on the battlefield, and demonstrates that the perfect set of personal equipment remains as illusive as ever.Revised edition. Details the history of British Infantry equipment from the aftermath of the Boer War to the late 20th-century. Mike Chappell describes the ongoing struggle to balance the infantryman's comfort with necessities of self-sufficiency on the battlefield.