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Flak Jackets

20th-century military body armour

Häftad, Engelska, 1984

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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.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum1984-06-15
Mått180 x 244 x 4 mm
Vikt200 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieMen-at-Arms
Antal sidor48
FörlagBloomsbury Publishing PLC
IllustratörRonald Volstad
ISBN9780850455694

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Simon Dunstan is a military history author, film maker and photographer. He specialises in 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 Volstad was born in 1949 in Alberta, Canada, where he still lives and works. He worked in a TV company's art department before spending 15 years operating heavy machinery in the oil industry. His first illustrations were published in 1970; since then he has become widely known for his work in Osprey publications and for Dragon Models, and has also worked as a courtroom artist for TV news.