Bashford Dean's HELMETS AND BODY ARMOR IN MODERN WARFARE

by Bashford Dean

The industrialisation and mechanisation of war in the early twentieth century, including increased use of artillery, tanks, and machine guns and the advent of trench warfare, resulted in an unprecedented number of killed and wounded right from the outset of World War I in 1914. The large number of head wounds suffered by combatants soon made it apparent that metal helmets, although long out of use, were absolutely necessary on the modern...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1474540546
• ISBN13: 9781474540544
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Naval & Military Press
• Length: 340 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 7.0" x 10.0"