A paperback edition of this classic work, which describes and illustrates the uniforms and equipment of the WWII British soldier using original items worn by live models in authentic settings. A huge range of subjects is covered, from the uniforms and equipment of the front line infantryman, to the officers' and men's walking-out dress, the special kit issued to tank crews, air-landed and mountain troops, motorcyclists, medics, arctic clothing, anti-gas kit and assault kit, even down to the demob suits issued to discharged soldiers in 1945.

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

Photographs of rare and original uniforms worn by live models. The authors -- leading collectors and respected contributors to specialist journals in Great Britain and the U.S. -- have assembled a wide range of surviving uniforms never before photographed and published. World War II British Infantry; tank crews, airborne troops, gunners, engineers, medical personnel, and more are depicted with authentic field equipment and weapons in extraordinarily realistic settings.