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PublisherCase Mate Publishers & Book Distributors, LLC

ISBN-101636242030

ISBN-139781636242033

eBay Product ID (ePID)2328330703

Product Key Features

Book TitleG. I. Collector's Guide: U. S. Army Service Forces Catalog, European Theater of Operations : Volume 2

Number of Pages272 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2022

TopicMilitary / World War II, Military / United States, Military / Pictorial

IllustratorYes

GenreHistory

AuthorHenri-Paul Enjames

Book SeriesG. I. Collector's Guide Ser.

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Length12 in

Item Width9 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

Reviews"These two volumes should be read in conjunction and together they are highly informative. There are plenty of photographs which are accompanied by highly detailed texts. . . . The author has done a great service and he should be highly commended for his efforts. Just saying "well done you have produced two brilliant books" is a massive understatement.", For the collector, the re-enactor and the modeller, this is another goldmine of references, all beautifully photographed. Add this to volume 1 and I can't imagine a more complete reference, and an insight into the challenge all this would have presented for the quartermaster service., ...unique, informative and captivating. Once I started looking at the book, I could not put it down., Henri's incredibly exhaustive research has resulted in definitive illustrated guides to GI gear 'so that the sacrifice of those who fought for the liberation of Europe is not forgotten.' Readers will be rewarded with a mother lode of photos and data vital for historians, militaria collectors, model makers, and toy soldier and model figure enthusiasts.

Dewey Edition23

TitleLeadingThe

Series Volume Number2

Dewey Decimal355.8097309044

Table Of ContentForewordIntroduction: Organization of Army Divisions, 19441. The Wartime Draft2. The Training Camps3. Insignia and Decorations4. Uniforms5. Individual Equipment6. Small Arms and Crew Served Weapons7. Camp Life8. Armored Troops9. Airborne Troops10. Mountain Troops11. Female Personnel12. Military Police13. Army Rations14. Engineer Equipment15. Army Signals16. Protection Against Gas Attacks17. The Medical Department18. Army Chaplains19. Army Publications and Other Printed Material20. Sports and Recreation21. Personal Items22. American POWs23. Trophies and Souvenirs24. Homecoming and DischargeAbbreviationsIndexBibliographyAcknowledgements

SynopsisIn World War II, the U.S. Army not only supplied its soldiers with the most modern equipment and uniforms, suitable for any combat situation, but went as far as providing them with their favorite drinks or candy bars, and seemingly anything else they might require.This comprehensive reference book brings together all the equipment issued to American soldiers in the European Theater of Operations, 1943-45. Each item is presented with its catalog numbers, described in detail and fully depicted in photographs, including close-ups of the labels to aid identification of items. Graphics and diagrams offer additional information and context. This second volume of the G.I. Collector's Guide is fully revised with the addition of sections including personal equipment, trophies and souvenirs, the wartime draft and Stateside training, and the life of POWs in German camps. More than one thousand new artifacts with detailed captions are featured in this completely revised new work.Expert Henri-Paul Enjames describes all variations of uniform, insignia, badges, weapons, and equipment in detail. As a complete catalog with high-quality photographs, this book is invaluable to both family historians researching grandpa's kit found in the attic and to collectors in their quest to find authentic items among the reproductions that flood the modern market., Sumptuously illustrated, expanded encyclopedia of the uniforms and equipment assigned to U.S. soldiers serving in Europe, 1943-45.