Equipment of the WWII Tommy - Revised and Expanded Edition

A comprehensive 644 page book that describes the equipment in general issue to the British and Commonwealth soldiers during the Second World War. This is aided by over 1300 photographs showing the individual items in detail along with many wartime photographs.

 

Sections and Content
Original Edition
New Expanded Edition
Chapter Number and Description
 Pages Photos Drawings Pages Photos Drawings
-
 Front Matter - Table of Contents - Intro
6
5
0
 6 5 0
1
 Basic Webbing
34
73
0
 42 87 0
2
 Load Bearing Gear
26
44
0
 48 86 0
-
 Protective Headgear

(Expanded to 48 pages with 97 photographs

but was moved to the revised Uniform Book)
34
68
0
 - - -
3
 Personal Equipment
54
127
2
 46 106 0
4
 Camp Equipment

(New Chapter in the Expanded Edition)
-
-
-
 64 135 1
5
 Tools and Scientific Equipment
28
54
0
 56 111 0
6
 Bayonets and Edged Weapons
20
52
0
 40 89 2
7
 Signals Equipment
42
79
4
 58 107 4
8
 Anti-Gas Equipment
26
52
0
 30 56 0
9
 Medical Equipment
14
29
0
 32 64 1
10
 Documents and Papers
32
67
12
 54 131 17
11
 Folding Bicycles and Lightweight Motorcycles
10
22
0
 38 64 3
12
 The Art of Deception
10
18
0
 22 40 0
13
 Gliders and Tugs
16
41
2
 44 93 6
14
 Air Deployed Equipment
40
77
0
 60 109 5
-
 Color Section
8
19
0
 8 19 0
-
 End Matter - Index - References
12
3
5
 16 3 7

Examples of a few photos from the book that have been reduced can be seen below: