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Battle rattle : the stuff a soldier carries / Hans Halberstadt.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: St. Paul, MN : Zenith Press, 2006.Description: 127 p. : col. ill. ; 28 cmISBN:
  • 0760326223 (plc)
  • 9780760326220 (plc)
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Contents:
Foreword: a revolution in soldier systems by Eric Graves -- Introduction: a soldier's load -- American battle rattle since 1950 -- Line one gear: underwear, socks, boots, and uniform attire -- Line two gear: tactical nylon vests and racks -- Line three gear: rucks, packs, and carry-on luggage -- Knives and tools -- Body armor -- Survival gear -- Snivel gear: Gore-Tex, sleeping bags, and the poncho liner -- Weapons -- Packing for war by Stephen Hilliard.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 355.8 H157 Available 33111005119504
Total holds: 0

Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

Determined largely by necessity, a soldiers equipment consists of what is needed on the battlefield, plus individual items added by the person themselves. This is a portrait of soldiers lives through what they carry on them - to make a fight possible and the waiting bearable.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 125-126) and index.

Foreword: a revolution in soldier systems by Eric Graves -- Introduction: a soldier's load -- American battle rattle since 1950 -- Line one gear: underwear, socks, boots, and uniform attire -- Line two gear: tactical nylon vests and racks -- Line three gear: rucks, packs, and carry-on luggage -- Knives and tools -- Body armor -- Survival gear -- Snivel gear: Gore-Tex, sleeping bags, and the poncho liner -- Weapons -- Packing for war by Stephen Hilliard.

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