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Product Identifiers

PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press

ISBN-101847970249

ISBN-139781847970244

eBay Product ID (ePID)69605537

Product Key Features

LanguageEnglish

TopicIndustrial Health & Safety, Military, Technology & Engineering, Antiques & Collectibles

AuthorMartin J. Brayley

IllustratorYes

Dimensions

Item Height0.6 In.

Item Length11.9 In.

Item Weight29.8 Oz

Item Width8.6 In.

Additional Product Features

Publication Year2008

FormatHardcover

Dewey Edition22

Book TitleTin Hats to Composite Helmets

Dewey Decimal355.14075

Intended AudienceTrade

SynopsisThis guide brings together in a single volume the primary protective helmets of the world's military forces from 1915 to modern times. It traces the development of the helmet from the Great War French 'Adrian' through to the current American ACH composite helmet., Tin Hats to Composite Helmets - A Collector's Guide brings together in a single volume the primary protective helmets of the world's military forces from 1915 to modern times. It traces the development of the helmet from the Great War French 'Adrian' through to the current American ACH composite helmet. Included in this work is a selection of the helmet types worn by infantry, armoured vehicle crews, paratroopers and military motorcyclists as well as civil defence forces. Principal nations covered include France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, United States and many other countries including Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, South Africa and Yugoslavia. With around 700 images of a vast range of helmets, this is an essential work for collectors and historians alike. AUTHOR: Martin Brayley is a leading collector and respected contributor to specialist journals in Britain and on the Continent. 700 colour illustrations, Tin Hats to Composite Helmets - A Collector's Guide brings together in a single volume the primary protective helmets of the world's military forces from 1915 to modern times. It traces the development of the helmet from the Great War French 'Adrian' through to the current American ACH composite helmet. Included in this work is a selection of the helmet types worn by infantry, armored vehicle crews, paratroopers and military motorcyclists as well as civil defense forces. Principal nations covered include France, Germany, Italy, Great Britain, Russia, United States and many other countries including Argentina, Czechoslovakia, Belgium, Holland, Hungary, Poland, Iraq, Israel, Japan, South Africa and Yugoslavia. With around 700 images of a vast range of helmets, this is an essential work for collectors and historians alike.

LC Classification NumberUC500

Number of Pages160 pages