Advances in military textiles and personal equipment / / edited by E. Sparks

• Pubblicazione: Cambridbe, : Woodhead Pub., 2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xxiv, 325 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 687.16
• Soggetto topico: Military uniforms
• Soggetto geografico: Great Britain Armed Forces Uniforms; Great Britain Armed Forces Supplies and stores
• Altri autori: SparksE
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: pt. 1. Design issues in military clothing and equipment -- pt. 2. Applications to particular types of military clothing and equipment.
• Sommario/riassunto: The right clothing and equipment is of vital importance to the survival and effectiveness of military personnel. Advances in military textiles and personal equipment summarises key research on the design, manufacture and applications of military textiles.Beginning with an overview of design issues, part one explores anthropometric methods, psychological, colour and camouflage issues related to the successful design of military textiles. Materials and design issues in military helmets, footwear and hand wear are also reviewed. Part two goes on to consider applications of particular type
• Titolo autorizzato: Advances in military textiles and personal equipment
• ISBN: 1-62870-059-9; 0-85709-557-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9911006506103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Woodhead publishing in textiles ; ; no. 122.