WORLD WAR II US ARMY COMBAT EQUIPMENTS by Gordon L. Rottman. Softbound, 64 pages, 7-1/4” x 9-3/4”. This book describes and illustrates the great majority of the personal equipment provided for infantry riflemen, GI’s armed with weapons and their ammunition-bearers, officers and medics. In addition it covers canteens, mess kit and first aid items; weapons related and other specialist items; the long struggle to produce a practical backpack; bivouac and shelter gear, and the most commonly carried tools. The text also explains the basic materials, colors, markings, nomenclature and weights for the guidance of collectors. Illustrated with wartime photos and color close-ups, and the wide ranging color plates specially prepared for this book offer more than 130 images.            703459        Each 19.00