Table of Contents

Introduction · The Arrival of Battledress · Evolution in Design · Materials and Sizes · Departures from Basic · Applied Insignia · The Plates

About the Author

Brian Jewell is a respected authority on British uniforms, particularly those of World War II. This is his first book for Osprey. Mike Chappell comes from an Aldershot family with British Army connections stretching back several generations. He enlisted as a teenage private in the Royal Hampshire Regiment in 1952 and retired in 1974, as RSM of the 1st Battalion The Wessex Regiment (Rifle Volunteers), after seeing service in Malaya, Cyprus, Swaziland, Libya, Germany, Ulster and home garrisons. He began painting military subjects in 1968 and has gained worldwide popularity as a military illustrator. Mike has written and illustrated many books for Osprey. Mike currently lives in France.