Meant primarially for beginners and experienced novices (like myself) this blog is an informal, sometimes satiric, exploration of the steel combat helmet and its role in identifying, inspiring, and protecting the G.I.s of various nations over the past 100 years. This is the book I thought I'd like to write but with a longer shelf-life, no editors, publishers, or art directors; just me and you. copyright 2024, Mannie Gentile
Fellow collector Kevin Chang put together this really nice graphic comparison of all of the Warsaw Pact countries of the Cold War era (note that Albania and Yugoslavia were not members of the Warsaw Pact).
Click on the photo for a larger view.
A tip of the tin lid to Kevin Chang!
Hello all,
As we ring out the old year, I've looked back and noted that I've had 22 posts to this blog in 2024, and that makes for a satisfyingly productive year of posting. I think the main accomplishment this year was thoroughly covering the PASGT helmet over the course of three posts. I also got a nice video made exploring German helmets of WWI. I'm happy with this years attempts at providing readers with some small amount of information.
I look forward to the coming year and lots more interesting and fun helmet talk.
Best wishes for very happy holidays, and I'll see you in 2025.
Mannie
"Hey..." said the engineer, "Here's an interesting idea, let's develop a helmet that protects less of the brain."
I'd like to have been in that meeting.
Happy holidays all.
Mannie
