782 GEAR - UNITED STATES MARINES CORPS FIELD GEAR AND EQUIPMENT OF WWII

Guida al vasto assortimento di equipaggiamento in dotazione ai soldati dell’USMC durante la seconda guerra mondiale nel Pacifico. Le oltre 800  foto illustrano gli equipaggiamenti in uso sul campo di battaglia mentre altre, a colori, illustrano i vari oggetti da più viste. Un volume che completa il precedente lavoro dell’Autore “United States Marine Corps Uniforms, Insignia and Personal Items of WWII” nostro codice 231H778. 

This book is the companion volume to Glenn's 2006 United States Marine Corps Uniforms, Insignia, and Personal Items of World War II. With numerous rare and never before published war time photographs, 782 Gear is the most in-depth pictorial study of the many patterns, and variations of Marine Corps field gear  known then as 782 Gear  that U.S. Marines carried in the Pacific War. The author also visited the island battlefields hes written about and conducted field endurance tests with original Marine Corps gear to give the reader a more complete understanding of how each piece of equipment endured the rigors of combat. With this unprecedented level of research, 782 Gear is, along with its companion volume, the World War II Marine Corps collectors guide book and bible.