2019 edition of a book first releases in 1992. A good book when first released, I do not think there was anything comparable back then (this was before Tulkoff, Glenn…).
I was looking forward to this one, expecting this new edition would contain some updates and improvements. I ended up pretty disappointed… I do not own the first edition anymore so can’t compare the details, but it seems it is basically just a reprint. By today’s standards this book is simply put: very dated.
Photo quality is very poor. Most pics involving models look like poorly scanned 1980s reenactment photos. Blurry, blown out and almost impossible to make out details, same goes for the photos of the gear, original photos do not fare much better. This kind of photo quality would have been (barely) acceptable 30 years ago… it doesn’t help that the book is in small size (~B5).
Info wise it would have benefited from updates as well. For example the “Mosquito“ helmet cover is referred to as „Sniper helmet cover“… aaargh… 🙄
This book would have needed a major overhaul for a re-release in the 2020s. Maybe of interest if you are a completist, otherwise not recommended.
Better ask Santa to bring you some other WW2 USMC books 🙂
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