Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World NATION The British took a real

The British took a real beating and lost almost all it's Colonial possessions to the Japanese right up to the "Gates of India"

The nickel-plating is mostly worn away

markings and some still bear WW2 dates

Operation Dragoon

Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World NATION The British took a realNewly Printed Item: By Peter Suciu. Just Released! The history of military sun helmets, often called ? pith helmets? or ? tropical helmets,? is a subject that has rarely been covered in depth. Much of the origin of these helmets has remained shrouded in mystery, yet these helmets ? thanks to movies such as Zulu, The Bridge on the River Kwai and We Were Soldiers ? are as iconic to their conflicts as the German or American steel helmets are to the World