Helmets and body armor in modern warfare

The present book aims to consider the virtues and failings of helmets and body armor in modern warfare. To this end it brings together materials collected from all accessible sources; it shows the kinds of armor which each nation has been using in the Great War, what practical tests they will resist, of what materials they are made, and what they have done in saving life and limb. As an introduction to these headings there has now been added a section which deals with ancient armor; this enables us to contrast the old with the new and to indicate, in clearer perspective, what degree of success the latest armor may achieve in its special field.

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HELMETS AND BODY ARMOR IN MODERN WARFARE

PREFACE

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INTRODUCTION

I THE EARLY USE OF ARMOR IN THE PRESENT WAR

II ARMOR AS PROTECTION AGAINST MISSILES OF LOW AND MIDDLE VELOCITY

III FOREIGN TYPES OF HELMETS AND BODY ARMOR, THEIR ORIGIN AND FATE

IV SHIELDS AND THEIR USE DURING THE PRESENT WAR

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