World War II US Army Combat Equipments
World War II US Army Combat Equipments

Author: Gordon L. Rottman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2016-02-25

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 1472814266

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A soldier's “web gear” is as important to his ability to live and fight on the battlefield as are his clothing and weapons. In World War II the US Army issued equipment items that had originated in 1910, though modified and augmented in the 1920s and 1930s, and again during the war itself as a result of combat experience. This book describes and illustrates the great majority of the personal equipment provided for infantry riflemen, GIs armed with other weapons and their ammunition-bearers, officers, and medics. In addition to the web gear itself it covers canteens, mess kit, and first aid items; weapons-related and other specialist items; the long struggle to produce a practical backpack; bivouac and shelter gear, and the most commonly carried tools. The text also explains the basics of materials, colors, markings, nomenclature, and weights for the guidance of collectors. It is illustrated with wartime photos and color close-ups, and the wide-ranging color plates specially prepared for this book offer more than 130 images.

World War II US Army Combat Equipments
World War II US Army Combat Equipments

Author: Gordon L. Rottman

Publisher: Osprey Publishing

Published: 2016-02-16

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781472814241

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Discover what equipment a GI carried with him during World War II: what he had strapped around his body, what it contained, and what those items were used for. In this highly illustrated book, Special Forces veteran Gordon Rottman offers a truly comprehensive treatment of U.S. World War II gear, covering not only basic belts, pouches, and packs, but also mess gear, first-aid gear, tools, bivouac/camping gear--essentially everything that a GI has to keep him alive and operational on the battlefield. Illustrated with wartime photos, new photos of kit from private collections, and color images showing both laid-out kit and half figures of soldiers wearing the gear, this is set to become the primary equipment information resource for anyone interested in the kit and webbing used by U.S. forces from D-Day to Berlin.

Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments
Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments

Author: Gordon L. Rottman

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2017-01-26

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13: 1472819071

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Over the eight years of the Vietnam War, US forces used three major types of equipment sets, with numerous modifications for particular circumstances. Different equipments were also used by Special Forces, the South Vietnamese, and other allied ground troops. Vietnam War US & Allied Combat Equipments offers a comprehensive examination of the gear that US and allied soldiers had strapped around their bodies, what they contained, and what those items were used for. Fully illustrated with photographs and artwork detailing how each piece of equipment was used and written by a Special Forces veteran of the conflict, this book will fascinate enthusiasts of military equipment and will be an ideal reference guide for re-enactors, modellers and collectors of Vietnam War memorabilia.

U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II
U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II

Author: Shelby L. Stanton

Publisher: Stackpole Books

Published: 1994-10

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 9780811725958

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Illustrates and documents the clothing and individual equipment used by American soldiers during the First World War.

United States Combat Aircrew Survival Equipment
United States Combat Aircrew Survival Equipment

Author: Michael S. Breuninger

Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited

Published: 1997-01-08

Total Pages: 201

ISBN-13: 9780887407918

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A detailed study of United States Air Force, Army, Army Air Force, Navy, and Marine Corps aircrew survival equipment. Items covered are: survival vests, leggings, and chaps, life preservers, survival (ejection) seat and back pad kits, personal survival kits and first aid kits, etc. Tag and label information is provided for each item. AUTHOR:

The US Army in World War II (1)
The US Army in World War II (1)

Author: Mark Henry

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing

Published: 2012-05-20

Total Pages: 121

ISBN-13: 1780967748

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When World War II broke out in September 1939 the US Army – starved of resources since 1919 – numbered just 174,000 men. By VJ-Day, 2 September 1945, a total of 8.3 million had served in an army which had risen to a stable strength of 91 divisions. The Army's contribution to the war against Japan – 20 divisions and numerous smaller units – has tended to be overshadowed by the exploits of the much smaller Marine Corps. This first of three titles describes the organisation, uniforms and equipment of the US Army in the CBI and the Central and South-West Pacific from 1941 to 1945. Men-at-Arms 342, 347 and 350 are also available as a single volume special edition as 'The US Army in World War II”.

The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76
The Evolution of US Army Tactical Doctrine, 1946-76

Author: Robert A. Doughty

Publisher:

Published: 1979

Total Pages: 68

ISBN-13:

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This paper focuses on the formulation of doctrine since World War II. In no comparable period in history have the dimensions of the battlefield been so altered by rapid technological changes. The need for the tactical doctrines of the Army to remain correspondingly abreast of these changes is thus more pressing than ever before. Future conflicts are not likely to develop in the leisurely fashions of the past where tactical doctrines could be refined on the battlefield itself. It is, therefore, imperative that we apprehend future problems with as much accuracy as possible. One means of doing so is to pay particular attention to the business of how the Army's doctrine has developed historically, with a view to improving methods of future development.

Rangers
Rangers

Author: Michael Julius King

Publisher:

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13:

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This Leavenworth Paper is a critical reconstruction of World War II Ranger operations conducted at or near Djebel el Ank, Tunisia; Porto Empedocle, Sicily; Cisterna, Italy; Zerf, Germany; and Cabanatuan in the Philippines. It is not intended to be a comprehensive account of World War II Ranger operations, for such a study would have to include numerous minor actions that are too poorly documented to be studied to advantage. It is, however, representative for it examines several types of operations conducted against the troops of three enemy nations in a variety of physical and tactical environments. As such, it draws a wide range of lessons useful to combat leaders who may have to conduct such operations or be on guard against them in the future. Many factors determined the outcomes of the operations featured in this Leavenworth Paper, and of these there are four that are important enough to merit special emphasis. These are surprise, the quality of opposing forces, the success of friendly forces with which the Rangers were cooperating, and popular support.

Weapons of the Tankers
Weapons of the Tankers

Author: Harry Yeide

Publisher:

Published:

Total Pages: 140

ISBN-13: 9781610607780

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A survey of the different types of tanks used by armored battalions in the United States Army during World War II.