I. DEFENCES
1. General organization of a German position 9
2. Trace of trenches 11
3. Design of trenches 11
4. Wire 11
5. Saps 12
6. Revetments 12
7. Drainage 12
8. Observation posts and sentry posts 13
9. Dug-outs 13
10. Battle...
7.62 mm, gas operated, magazine fed, semi-automatic rifle with one piece wood stock. Plastic hand guard, flash suppressor with bayonet lug fitted to the barrel. Checkered butt plate with trap, checkered flip-up metal shoulder rest. Blade front and...
The objectives of Engineer are to inform, motivate, increase knowledge, improve performance, and provide a forum for the exchange of ideas. Views ex-pressed are those of the authors and not those of the Department of Defense or its elements. The...
Flask shaped aluminum canteen made of two vertical halves welded together. It has a collar attached to the neck. From the collar is a metal chain attaching the serrated sided cap to the neck.
Olive drab steel water chest with olive drab canvas handle looped through D rings on either end of chest top and riveted with four metal rivets. The chest lid has rounded notched lid lever. Attached to the bottom center of the lid is a flat chain...
This thesis examines recent American attitudes towards war; the role of construction in the theater of operations from World War I to the present; present trends effecting future base development planning and execution; base development planning...
This paper determined the public image of the U.S. military as reflected in leading magazines and compared the results with the public image of the military determined in a 1971 study. The 1982 and 1983 issues of twenty-one leading magazines were...
Marine box chronometer in three-part brass bound mahogany case with handles on both sides. Top escutcheon not engraved. Ivory maker's nameplate on front marked: "Frodsham & Baker, London". Serial number plate of ivory: "6093". Button latch for top...
Olive drab felt hat with four grommets evenly spaced in crown. Five rows of top stitching along edge of brim, 3/4" brown ribbon encircles the crow. Chin strap replaced by shoestring. Leather sweatband with 7 1/8" written in back.
Gas operated, belt fed machine gun with bipod and flash hider. Metal and plastic handguard, rubber buttstock with metal buttplate and checkered hinged metal shoulder rest. Swivels on one side of handguard and on top of buttstock. Front side blade,...
Black metal ammunition links with 50 brass .30 caliber dummy rounds. Most of the cartridges have black painted tips. Every fifth round has an orange tip (tracer).
Oxidized brass relic scale in eleven pieces consisting of a brass 4" x 3" crescent top button and attachment hook, brass scales each with two holes for riveting together, brass top scale and artillery eagle button attachment. The original scale was...
Hob nail leather boots. Upper has fourteen brass eyelets and cotton laces. Heel reinforced with wrap around sewn on leather riveted up the back. Heavy three layer soles are reinforced with a steel toe and heel and studded everywhere but at the...
Model of German Pzkpfw VI Tiger I Panzer series tank. Model has only three inner road wheels and is missing two rear outside road wheels. Turret rotates 360 degrees - gun tube elevated from 0 to 60 degrees - Three operable turret hatches, one...
Oblate spheroid made of two convex circles of tin with concentric circles pressed in them, soldered together around rim. Pewter mouthpiece with tin topped core stopper connected to body by a chain. Grey wool woven cover sewn over canteen and around...
Made of six (three large, three small) 1 1/4" thick staves, the bucket has 1 1/4" iron bands. The top band is loose, the middle has new bolts and the rear connects the bottom to the sides.
Olive drab cotton duck canteen cover with gray wool felt lining inside. The cover is closed with two brass lift the dot fasteners. On the cover reverse is a brass bent wire fastener secured within a piece of webbed material folded and stitched to...