Stand to attention with the inside story on the life of a soldier, from the Saracens to the SAS
From the Samurai of Japan to US rifleman, experience life on the frontline through personal accounts of the training, living conditions and engagements from 2,500 years of military history. Learn about fighting techniques and tactics from each era and see the armour, uniforms, kit and weapons used in the field. Virtual tours take you inside the fortresses, ships, tanks and aircraft in which soldiers have battled, from a Viking longship to the cockpit of a B17 bomber.
Foreword from Colonel Tim Collins (OBE), who made headlines with his inspirational 'Eve-of-Battle' speech during the Iraqi conflict. Soldier is an essential visual record of the fighting man.
- ISBN10 1405365080
- ISBN13 9781405365086
- Publish Date 3 June 2011 (first published 1 January 2007)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 31 October 2014
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Imprint DK
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 352
- Language English