POLSKI MUNDUR WOJSKOWY 1918-1939 (POLISH MILITARY UNIFORMS 1918-1939)

RARE, OUT OF PRINT. 2nd edition. ext in Polish. 21x30, Hb, laminated, 190pp. The book is technically new but shows some storage wear to spine lower portion and minor tear (ca 4 mm) to upper portion. Richly illustrated: 50 color and 30 b/w photographs, 2 color plates showing branch and units colors and distinctions, 323 line drawings showing uniforms and personal equipment. Massive reference. Incl.: foreword; first uniforms of the army of independent Poland 1918-1919; the birth of the Polish "khaki"; development of the Polish Army military uniform in 1920-1939: M1919 dress regulations: uniforms worn in garrison and in the field, development of military uniforms before 1936, improvement of Polish "khaki" color, full dress uniform, types and uniforms and regulations for their wear (1929-1939), new dress regulations (1935-1937); rank and branch distinctions: coat of arms, branch colors, rank distinctions, emblems, wear of decorations, wear of side arms; uniforms of the Polish Navy; uniforms of the Polish Air Force; uniforms of the National Defense (1937-1939); uniforms of gendarmerie (military police); uniforms of military schools; uniforms of honor guard units; special dress and distinctions for military bands; personal field equipment: personal equipment, individual weapons, weight of personal equipment and individual weapons; production and logistics; Polish Army uniforms and equipment in 1939: planned wartime production, situation at the outset of the German invasion in 1939; combat test of Polish uniforms and equipment in 1939; afterword; dictionary of terms. OVER 1 KG, WILL REQUIRE EXTRA POSTAGE