The outbreak of WW1 in 1914 found the British Army unready in many respects for a new age of warfare. However, the British led the world in the personal equipment worn by the infantryman thanks to an American officer named Anson Mills and the skills of the company created to produce his design – the 1908 equipment set made in woven cotton web.
- ISBN10 1861267436
- ISBN13 9781861267436
- Publish Date 23 May 2005
- Publish Status Active
- Publish Country GB
- Imprint The Crowood Press Ltd
- Format Paperback
- Pages 64
- Language English
- URL http://General%20Interests-Military