In June 1941 the US Army's air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.

Its expansion was rapid and massive, and its contribution to the war effort was substantial. Books abound describing the AAF's impressive combat record, but little has been published to record what the men inside the machines wore to stay alive and effective in the air and on the ground, or, as often as not, in the water.

Gordon L. Rottman's detailed treatment discusses the flying clothes, accessories and equipment worn and used by individual airmen fighting their often desperate battles in the sky.

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The first of a two-volume set detailing the flying clothing, equipment and insignia of the US army air force during World War II in every theatre of the war.
<p><i>Introduction</i><br />Flying Clothes<br />Special Purpose Suits<br />Headgear<br />Gloves and Footwear<br />Flyers' Equipment<br /><i>The Plates</i></p>
<b>In June 1941 the US Army's air organisations were consolidated under a single command, the Army Air Forces or AAF.</b>

Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9781855322950
Publisert
1993-04-24
Utgiver
Vendor
Osprey Publishing
Vekt
254 gr
Høyde
248 mm
Bredde
184 mm
Dybde
7 mm
Aldersnivå
G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
64

Forfatter
Illustratør

Om bidragsyterne

Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol and intelligence assignments before retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas.

Francis Chin lives and works in Alberta, Canada. This is the first volume he has illustrated in the Elite series.