Description - U.S. Navy Uniforms in World War II by Jeff Warner
AUTHOR: Jeff Warner was born in Long Beach, California and began collecting World War Ii militaria in 1969. In 1978, he graduated from the Southern California Military Academy. After completing four years of film school in 1984, Jeff enbarked on a long and well established career in television, film and print media industries. From 1991-2001, Jeff set out on a series of overseas expeditions to the original locations of World War II battles. As a battlefield archaeologist, Jeff accompanied excursions to Pearl Harbor Hawaii, Tarawa atoll, Johnston atoll, Majuro atoll, Saipan, Tinian, Iwo Jima, Normandy, France, Belgium, Luxemburg and Germany. Today Jeff lives in Huntington Beach California. 500 colour & b/w illustrations Volume Two in the series, this book is all-inclusive, covering every aspect of aviation related uniforms and equipment used by the American Navy during World War II. Chapters in this volume include; pre-war naval aviation and training, survival equipment and aircraft carrier based aviation as well as parachute riggers, photographers, air gunners, fighter and bomber crews, USMC and more. Flying jackets, helmets and parachute systems are highlighted in addition to class-A dress uniforms and insignia. Informative wartime documents and catalog excerpts are reproduced here for the first time and hundreds of original unpublished archive photographs chronicle U.S. Navy aviation from 1941-1945. Original uniform ensembles are showcased in full-color contemporary recreations, many of them in and around authentic World War II aircraft. 900 colour & b/w photographs
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