Modern Body Armour

Traces the development of individual ballistic protection from the multi-layer silk garments and metal plates used during World War One and through to the Korean War and Vietnam, to the advanced armour used in Iraq and Afghanistan. This work illustrates the primary armour patterns in use with the world's major nations from 1914 to the present day.

• | By (Author): Martin J Brayley
• | Publisher: The Crowood Press Ltd
• | Publication Date: May 31, 2011
• | Country of Publication: United Kingdom
• | Number of Pages: 160 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardback
• | ISBN-10: 1847972489
• | ISBN-13: 9781847972484