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Khaki Drill and Jungle Green: British Tropical Uniforms 1939-45 in Color Photographs | 
 enlarge | Authors: Richard Ingram, Martin Brayley
Publisher: Crowood
Category: Book
List Price: $44.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  3 reviews
Sales Rank: 961300
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 144
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.9
Dimensions (in): 12 x 8.7 x 0.6
ISBN: 1861263600
Dewey Decimal Number: 355.1409410904
EAN: 9781861263605
ASIN: 1861263600
Publication Date: January 18, 2001
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Product Description
This full-color volume chronicles the uniforms, weapons and equipment used by the British soldier in the more distant theaters of World War II. Color photos showing re-enactors in authentic settings help to create a realistic picture of what it was like to live and fight in remote areas and often under very trying conditions. From front-line infantrymen to logistical support, and from private soldier to officers, this volume delivers color photos accompanied by explanatory text to make this an invaluable reference for military buffs.
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Another Fine Photo Study of the WW II British Service. December 22, 2001
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This full color book has a broader scope than his WW II Tommy (c.f.) It covers the khaki drill and jungle green uniforms of the RAF and even the Naval ratings of the Malta Defense Force in white undress shorts.
This book is extremely well photographed in a large format. Because Brayley served 24 years as a military photographer in many parts of the world he was able to pose his models in the actual locations where the items were worn in Africa, the Middle East, and the Far East. As in all his work, all of the items are original World War period issue.
The only peculiar thing to my eyes is that because many items were unused, due to the British manner of attaching the clothing issue labels to the outside of the garments, these lables are visible in the images. In actual service, of course, these would be removed.
The book covers as well as clothing, personal equipment, small arms, and comfort items commonly carried in the field.
This is a fine work and a classic of its genre and deserves a place along with his other works on the library shelf.
Khaki Drill and Jungle Green July 17, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
Oh, wow! A wonderful follow up to Tommy! An excellent and all encompassing review of British & Commonwealth uniforms worn in the warmer theatres of WW2. And at last someone has shown me that the P44 Equipment really did have an actual rucksack. Other writers, (Davis & Chappel), when describing this item, never show what it looked like, and as I have a P44 large pack that is nothing like what they describe, I doubted the existance of a rucksack. So my thanks to Messrs. Ingram & Brayley for illustrating it in use, and mounted on the P45 manpack carrier. The photos in the book are ecellent, the descriptions are clear and often amusing, and the subject matter extensive. To my mind it is the diffinitive work on British uniforms in the Middle and Far Easts. I only wait, with ill-concealed impatience, for September when the publishers promise the republication of the authors' first work on the uniforms of the British women's services; then my collections of books on British uniforms of WW2 will be complete
A SUPERB FOLLOW UP TO WW11 TOMMY February 12, 2001
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
As the title suggests this work covers the uniforms worn by the British forces in tropical regions, personal kit and weapons are illustrated but the emphasis is on clothing of all types. Captions are necessariy brief but highly informative, space being devoted to quality photography rather than long text. If you enjoyed WW11 Tommy you will love this work that covers an untouched field.
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