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Flak Jackets: 20th-century Military Body Armour

Flak Jackets: 20th-century Military Body Armour

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Description: 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.
MSRP: 17.95
Book Series: Men-at-Arms
Volume: 157
Subject: Military History
Author: Simon Dunstan
About the Author: Simon Dunstan is a well-established author, film maker and photographer in the field of military history, with several titles already published with Osprey. He specialises in the subject of armoured warfare, a field on which he has been writing for 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.
ISBN-13: 9780850455694
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Publication Date: 6/15/84
Number of Pages: 48
Binding: Paperback
Illustrator: Ronald Volstad
UPC: 9780850455694
Set: Osprey Books
Rarity: sealed
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.
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