U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II

Stanton, Shelby

ISBN 10: 0811718581 / ISBN 13: 9780811718585

Published by Stackpole Books, Harrisburg

About this Item

[0-8117-1858-1] [1991]. (4to) Near fine in near fine dust jacket. 279pp. Photographs, map, appendices, glossary, index. (World War 2, Military Uniforms--United States, U.S. Army, Uniforms--United States, World War 2).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II
• Publisher: Stackpole Books, Harrisburg
• ISBN 10: 0811718581
• ISBN 13: 9780811718585
• Binding: Hardcover
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military

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Synopsis

This indispensable reference depicts the U.S. Army's effort to clothe troops in differing climates worldwide.

Reviews

Stanton, military historian and archivist, has written the definitive text on the evolution of the U.S. Army uniform during World War II. Four hundred captioned black-and-white photographs (many previously unpublished) describe all issue and many experimental uniforms. Covered are dress uniforms, field uniforms, helmets, tropical and winter gear, boots, and the only in-print descriptions of Women Army Corp uniforms. Before the publication of this work, information on this topic was available only from old U.S. Army Quartermaster Supply catalogs, Phil Katcher's U.S. Army Uniforms: 1941-45 (Osprey, dist. by Stackpole, 1984. rev. ed.), or specialized military uniform periodicals. The only handicap is the lack of color photographs, but at $29.95 this book is a bargain and belongs on the shelves of all public libraries. A worthy companion to Stanton's U.S. Army Uniforms of the Vietnam War (Stackpole, 1988).no LJ -KRAD -- Richard Nowicki, Emerson Vocational H.S., Buffalo, N.Y.
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