US Marine Corps Recon and Special Operations Uniforms & Equipment 2000-15

by J. Kenneth Eward, J. Kenneth Eward (Illustrator)

Overview

In the age of modern warfare the changing landscape of the 21st century battlefield has demanded a transformation within the US Marine Corps Special Operations. Adapting to a huge range of combat environments, an enormous array of specialist uniforms, protective armour and battlefield electronic devices have been developed to facilitate missions in the most extreme conditions. A special forces operator may now have available to him a dozen distinct types of body armour and two dozen different weapons; never before in American military history has so much been given to so few. Authored by J. Kenneth Eward, professor at the American Military University, and illustrated throughout with photographs and meticulous colour plates, this volume offers the first detailed, authoritative study of the characteristics, and performance in the field, of the most modern combat gear and weapons provided for USMC specialist operators to date.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781472806802
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	01/20/2016
Series:	Elite , #208
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	64
File size:	45 MB
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About the Author

Kenneth Eward is a published science&technology illustrator who teaches at the American Military University. His past military history projects have included ELI 190: US Marine Infantry Combat Uniforms and Equipment 2000–2012 for Osprey, and assignments for National Geographic and TIME.
Kenneth Eward teaches at American Military University and is president of the Helicopter Conservancy, Ltd., a helicopter museum in the United States. His work has appeared in National Geographic, Time Magazine and numerous other publications.

Table of Contents

Introduction /Specialist combat clothing: camouflage, temperate, desert, cold weather; insignia /Combat equipment ensembles: improvised; CQBE; MLLCE; Ranger ACK; FSBE; FSBE II; Recon ILBE /Special-purpose kits: combat swimmer/diver; parachutist; helicopter infiltration/exfiltration; assault climber; medical&survival /Battlefield optics&electronics: observation&illumination; communications; navigation /Small arms: knives, pistols, rifles, carbines, support weapons; sights, illuminators, suppressors, grips, stocks, magazines, slings; hand grenades and grenade launchers /Conclusions&future developments /Index