British Infantry Equipments 1908-80, Men at Arms 108, Osprey

The conflict in South Africa from 1899 to 1902 gave the British military establishment reason to effect swift reforms in the period which followed the end of the hostilities. The humiliating defeats suffered at the hands of a comparatively small number of Boer citizen-soldiers in the opening months of the war showed up deficiencies in leadership, training and equipment. In a companion volume to Men-at-Arms 107: British Infantry Equipments 1808-1908, Mike Chappel examines the period from 1908-80 in a text complemented by numerous illustrations including eight full page colour plates by the author himself.

Contents:

• Introduction
• The Pattern 1908 Web Infantry Equipment
• The Pattern 1914 Leather Infantry Equipment
• The Pattern 1937 Web Equipment
• The 1942 Battle Jerkin
• The 1944 Pattern Web Equipment
• The 1958 Pattern Web Equipment
• Future Developments
• The Plates