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, March 3, 2023

France m.1915 combat helmet (infantry)

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General Adrian's wonderful helmet. Excerpt from: Helmets and Body Armor in Modern Warfare by Bashford Dean, Yale University Press, 1...
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Fifty years of helmet collecting

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 Fifty years on has me a little reflective regarding my hobby.  I've posted about a Japanese type 90 that I found (or helped find) on Gu...
Saturday, December 31, 2022

The ideas of preservation, conservation, and restoration; a video

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  A short video about how I have taken my work home with me...so to speak,
Friday, September 9, 2022

Nazi Germany, M.40 tropenhelm (with postscript)

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In the mid 1980s a dear friend's husband passed away, and she gave me a big box of the things that he  brought home from the war. 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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