
Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare
324 pages
337 illustrations
This title is out of print.
Published shortly after World War I, this book presents the virtues and failings of helmets and body armor in warfare of the time. To this end, it brings together materials collected from all accessible sources; it shows the kinds of armor which each nation used in World War I, their strengths, and weaknesses.
This publication approaches then-contemporary armor in a historical context, weighing aesthetic and practical concerns and comparing armor to well-known pieces in the Met's collection.
Met Art in Publication
Hans Burgkmair
1518
Richard Holden
Daniel Tachaux
ca. 1683 and later
Filippo Negroli
dated 1543
German, Nuremberg
ca. 1525; left arm defense, 19th century; rondels, 1923
Anglo-American
1781
possibly British
ca. 1510
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