British Battledress 1937-61 (Men at Arms Series, 112)

In the 1930s the War Office grew increasingly aware of the need for a new and more rational combat dress, and by 1937 the design for what would become known as 'battledress' was complete. Though the change in uniform was initially disappointing to the British soldiers, the new battledress served its purpose well, clothing the servicemen for more than 25 years with reasonable warmth and convenience. Complete with a wealth of photographs, diagrams and colour plates, this book offers a history of British battledress up to 1961, detailing its evolution in design, materials, sizes and applied insignia. WM-001.tif 1 WM-002.tif 2 WM-003.tif 3 WM-004.tif 4 WM-005.tif 5 WM-006.tif 6 WM-007.tif 7 WM-008.tif 8 WM-009.tif 9 WM-010.tif 10 WM-011.tif 11 WM-012.tif 12 WM-013.tif 13 WM-014.tif 14 WM-015.tif 15 WM-016.tif 16 WM-017.tif 17 WM-018.tif 18 WM-019.tif 19 WM-020.tif 20 WM-021.tif 21 WM-022.tif 22 WM-023.tif 23 WM-024.tif 24 WM-025.tif 25 WM-026.tif 26 WM-027.tif 27 WM-028.tif 28 WM-029.tif 29 WM-030.tif 30 WM-031.tif 31 WM-032.tif 32 WM-033.tif 33 WM-034.tif 34 WM-035.tif 35 WM-036.tif 36 WM-037.tif 37 WM-038.tif 38 WM-039.tif 39 WM-040.tif 40 WM-041.tif 41 WM-042.tif 42 WM-043.tif 43 WM-044.tif 44 WM-045.tif 45 WM-046.tif 46 WM-047.tif 47 WM-048.tif 48 WM-049.tif 49 At the end of the 1930s more than a few British Army Drill Sergeants must have suffered nightmares after the announcement of a new uniform for the British soldier.