"782 Gear" United States Marine Corps field gear & Equipment of World War II

Number of pages: 236

Language : English 

With numerous wartime photographs, "782 Gear" is the most in-depth pictorial study of the many models and variations of Marine Corps field equipment, known at the time as "782 Gear". The author traveled to the island battlefields described in the book and conducted field endurance tests with original Marine Corps equipment to give the reader a more complete understanding of how each piece of equipment withstood the rigors of combat. Thanks to this unprecedented level of research, "782 Gear" is the must-have guide for World War II Marine Corps collectors.