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This book provides a unique insight into the uniforms and equipment used by British Empire forces between the two world wars. Including descriptions of deployments and incidents during the period, it features detailed photographs of individual artefacts as well as accurate uniform reconstructions in full colour. There are detailed descriptions and background information on subjects such as khaki uniforms, webbing, water bottles, communications equipment and so on. The equipment and uniforms portrayed in the book are derived from a broad range of collections, in order to provide comprehensive coverage of the uniforms and other items used by British Empire forces of the period. Covering British deployments in China, India, the North West Frontier and Palestine, this book is an indispensable guide to British Empire forces from the end of the First World War to the eve of the Second World War.

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Edward Hallett has been interested in both general and more specifically military history for many years He has an MA in Civil Defence in Halifax during WW2. He has been involved in World War Two living history and has served in the Royal Naval Reserve. He is a regular contributor to the Armourer magazine. He also writes the ‘Tales from the Supply Depot’ militaria blog which has developed into the largest online site of its kind devoted to collecting and researching British and Empire military artefacts. Michael Skriletz was born and raised in Washington State, USA. He has always had an avid love of history, particularly the histories of the Roman and British Empires. He started collecting British militaria in high school while working at a friend's army surplus store. The focus of his collecting over the years has been khaki drill uniforms and webbing and he is proud to be a member of the Karkee Web Research Team.

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