Flak Jackets: Twentieth Century Military Body Armour - Couverture souple

Dunstan, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0850455693 ISBN 13 : 9780850455694

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 1984

Synopsis

Beginning in World War I with the introduction of the steel helmet, this book charts the development of protective equipment for soldiers and security forces.

Initially body armour was seen as a military luxury that could be ill-afforded. However, the success of ‘flak suits’ as worn by some bomber crews during World War II convinced the armed forces of the need to develop protection for the ground soldier against small arms fire. The scientific development of the modern flak jacket is traced as are the field trials conducted in Korea and later Vietnam.

Extensive illustrations and photographs accompany the text.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

Simon Dunstan is a military history author, film maker and photographer. He specialises on the subject of armoured warfare, a field on which he has been writing for over two decades. His books have covered topics such as helicopter and armoured warfare in Vietnam, the Challenger main battle tank, The British Guards and armoured warfare in Korea. Simon lives and works in London.

Ronald B. Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work in Squadron and Osprey publications and for Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 1984
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0850455693
• ISBN 13: 9780850455694
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Volstad Ronald
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 48
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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