Mannie Gentile: Combat Helmets of the 20th Century

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

Friday, June 16, 2017

Thailand m.30/32 combat helmet

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  A recycling story... If you were a nation occuppied by the Japanese in WWII you find yourself awash in Japanese military materi...
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Monday, April 24, 2017

Vietnam, National Liberation Front (Viet Cong) combat sun helmet (c.1968)

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Hey look...It's me.  I wasn't in Vietnam but as a radioman aboard Naval Communication Station Guam during the war I supporte...
Thursday, March 30, 2017

Bulgarian M36/C combat helmet

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"Old soldiers never die"   (they just lose a whole lot of their paint) Used between 1938 until the the last decade of the...
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Everybody seems to like me, even assholes that I have nothing in common with...I think that's because I'm such a good listener, and I have a keen sense of humor. So read this as if we were already friends, because we probably would be if you found your way here. Other stuff from me here: http://combathelmets.blogspot.com http://toysoldiersforever.blogspot.com
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