About this book:This work is at the same time an in-depth study on the alternatives of manufacture of the M1 helmet and a homage paid to the many soldiers who wrote Lhistory of the Second World war. It gathers a selection of more than 120 helmets evoking the various fields Doperation European of Normandy with LGermany. Many diagrams and tables of synthesis will help the reader to apprehend and go back a particular assembly to M1. These material witnesses, like this helmet of parachutist of the 101st Airborne fallen in Normandy, or that of this French scout who escaped from the balls from German machine-guns will evoke the singular destinies of their owners by giving a particular vision of the conflict. 9 x 12", 216 pages, 700 full color photos of 120+ helmets from Normandy to Germany. Hardcover. |