British Infantryman - The British and Commonwealth Soldier 1939-45

There are plenty of books that look at the experience of the British soldier in the Second World War, but none takes the Haynes approach.

About the author

Jonathan Falconer is the author of more than 35 books on aspects of aviation and military history, including the Haynes Handley Page Halifax Manual, Short Stirling Manual, D-Day Operations Manual, and co-author (with Brian Rivas) of the de Havilland Mosquito Manual.  He was commissioning editor of the 14-volume Battle Zone Normandy series in 2004 for Sutton Publishing, and is now a senior commissioning editor with Haynes. He lives in Wiltshire.
Simon Forty was educated at Sedbergh School and London University's School of Slavonic and East European Studies. He has been involved in book publishing for over three decades and specializes in military history, having written and contributed to a large number of titles. Simon lives in Devon, England.

Summary

Following the themes of the Haynes Great War British Tommy and German Infantryman Manuals this book looks in detail at the weapons, uniform, accoutrements, equipment and tactics of the Second World War British and Commonwealth infantryman, supported with more than 250 archive and modern-day photos and illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Falconer, Mr Simon Forty, Simon Forty
• Assisted by: Jonathan Falconer (Editor)
• Publisher: Haynes Publishing Group
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9781785217203
• ISBN: 978-1-78521-720-3
• No. of pages: 176
• Dimensions: 277 mm x 218 mm x 17 mm
• Weight: 782 g
• Illustrations: 275 Illustrations
• Series: Operations Manual
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Car, motorcycle, moped; Humanities, art, music > History > 20th century (up to 1945); Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous