Table of Contents

Introduction · Historical Background · Chronology · Enlistment · Training · Uniform and Equipment · Weapons · Field Service · Combat and Tactics · Wounds and Sickness · Campaigns · Sites of Interest · Glossary

About the Author

Martin Pegler is a Senior Curator of weapons at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds; his hobbies include shooting historic firearms and touring Europe by motorcycle. Christa Hook is one of Osprey's most popular illustrators, a reputation justly deserved given the perfect blend of attention to detail and narrative realisation that penetrates her work. Her work for Osprey to date includes several joint collaborations with her father Richard. Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world’s great illustrators of military vehicles. David Sque has worked on a number of titles for Osprey.