Flak Jackets: 20th-century military body armour पीडीएफ

एक प्रसिद्ध लेखक, फिल्म निर्माता और फोटोग्राफर, साइमन डंस्टन ने सैन्य इतिहास पर विशेष रूप से द्वितीय विश्व युद्ध और वियतनाम पर 50 से अधिक पुस्तकें लिखी हैं। उन्होंने हिस्ट्री चैनल के लिए कई सैन्य इतिहास वृत्तचित्रों का लेखन और निर्देशन भी किया है।

Flak Jackets: 20th-century military body armour पीडीएफ साइमन डंस्टन

Beginning in World War I, with the introduction of the steel helmet this book charts the development of protective equipment for soldiers and security forces. Initially body armour was seen as a military luxury that could be ill-afforded. However, the success of 'flak suits' as worn by some bomber crews during World War II convinced the armed forces of the need to develop protection for the ground soldier against small arms fire. The scientific development of the modern flak jacket is traced as are the field trials conducted in Korea and later Vietnam. Extensive illustrations and photographs accompnay the text.