Modern Military Uniforms

I’m a military enthusiast and a model technician. I strive for detail. My range of expertise covers from the American Civil War to the World conflicts of today. And this book covers some on the information that I didn’t have before.

Awesome book with some rare photos, and very detail full color pictures. This is a great reference for fans of militaria, the Cold War, or anything involving the history of military uniforms and equipment.

Really interesting book with great illustrations. Kids enjoy the cool pictures.

Great if you are a military buff!!

A little cartoonish

Fantastc book, must have!

I remember the Turkish invasion of Cyprus and it was just that, an invasion. The island and its status has been a point of military contention between the Christian and Islamic worlds for centuries. The book may have its faults,as any book of such scope likely will, but the author's use of the term invasion is not one of them.

Modern Military Uniforms was my attempt to create as complete an account as possible of the development of uniform items and technology since 1945. The premise of the book is that uniforms are not incidental items of environmental protection for the soldier, but integral pieces of kit that contribute, or limit, his combat performance. Each uniform listed has a dedicated full-page entry which gives a detailed description of the uniform items, kit, and weaponry pictured and also some historical context to the outfit (uniforms are arranged in chronological order).As most reviews of the book so far have been favourable, I would like briefly to comment on an extremely negative review given by Mr Melih Cam. He believes that the book is historically inaccurate in parts, and illustrates his point by arguing that, contra my entry on a Turkish Army soldier of 1974,Turkey did not invade Cyprus in 1974 but were engaged in a 'peace operation'. To date I cannot find any single authority that contends my use of the word 'invasion'. Even detailed historical reference such as the Library of Congress Country Studies and Encyclopedia Britannica, as well as numerous military sources (including very respected writers such as Dr John Pimlott), refer to the incident as an invasion - the words 'peace operation' are singularly absent. With the overthrow of Makarios and the provisional presidency of EOKA protaganist Nikos Sampson, Turkey's prime minister Bulent Ecevit did indeed attempt to gain international operational approval from the UK and US, but this attempt was declined in both instances. Thus Turkey invaded. Mr Cam seems to have taken an unusual exception to my use of the word 'invasion'. Invasion can cover a multitude of situations, not all pejorative, and it should be noted that in the book I pass no judgement on the politics of the action only the military outcomes. I used the term invasion because: a) Cyprus was at that time a constitutionally independent nation regardless of the coup or the state of partition; b) there was international resistance to the invasion (indeed Joseph Sisco, Under Secretary of State of the US, acted unsuccessfully to stop it); and c) the operation was conducted aggressively using 40,000 troops and 200 tanks and attempted to acquire territory (again I pass no judgement as to the purpose of that acquisition). In summary, I am surprised at the vitriol of the assault here over what seems a fairly uncontentious reading of history, especially as the brevity of my comment allows Mr Cam no room for a detailed critique of my views. Mr Cam seems to be reading too much into the use of a word than is warranted, especially as I am in the company of a large number of reputable military historians who find no difficulty in applying the same term. Furthermore, Mr Cam finishes his review by stating that Turkish and Greek Cypriots have been living in harmony since the invasion. This seems to take no account of the continuing political strife on Cyprus and the violence in the UN buffer zone in 1996 (which left two dead and many injured) on which the US State Department expressed "deep concern over the recent violence on Cyprus.... The tragic events of the past few days underscore once again the urgent need to reach a comprehensive settlement on Cyprus."This review notwithstanding, I hope that many readers enjoy the book. I believe that it stands as a good work of reference for military historians, military modellers, and those interested in the development of uniforms since WWII.

This book has some useful illustrations but is woefully out of date. Written in 2000 it covers up to "the 1990s" and when you look at the BIGGEST army in the world -that of China- it is a joke: a guerilla fighter 1945, a private 1945 and that's it. Even in the late 1990s this book was out of date. According to this book the "new look" US uniforms including the "Fritz" helmet have never been worn in conflict. And the former USSR/Russia section...very out of date. A lot of the illustrations have seen print before but this is basically a sort of "pot-boiler" book that will tell you. NOTHING about "Modern" uniforms. If you want a general uniform book okay but this is NOT for anyone looking for any type of uniform after the 1990s. Stick to Osprey until a good general book is published.

In general a really nice book, with lots of awesome pictures, and a really good description of the different uniform set ups.I do think that it leaves a lot to be desired in its description of the smaller countries of the world. There is a lot of focus on the UK, USA, USSR, France and Germany, but not so much the other countries of the world.However, that being said, it does a good job describing the soldiers from those countries.My favourite pages of the book is in the back, where the author has made drawings on how the different loadbearing systems look like.

I know it's used but found a finger nail inside the pages - not nice!

Superb!!!

Very pleased. My son liked this