The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time
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The U.S. Tanker Helmet: 1917 - 1946 A History Through Time



Author(s) :Frank Vanstreels, Paul Reijnders, Larry Munnikhuysen
Language:English text
Format:Hardcover
Dimensions:8.5" x 12"
Pages:240
Photos:400 color and B+W wartime photos
Publisher:VRM Publishing
Item No. RJP-01



After four years of intensive research, writing, editing, and supplementing with newly discovered information, “U.S. Tanker Helmets in WWII” has finally come to fruition.

Thanks to the close collaboration of passionate collectors Frank Vanstreels, Paul Reijnders, and Larry Munnikhuysen, this comprehensive and richly illustrated reference work—featuring more than 400 photographs—brings the subject to life. The book traces the evolution of U.S. tanker helmets from World War I, through the interwar period, and into World War II, with particular emphasis on the development of the iconic Rawlings Type Tanker Helmet. The Sears, Wilson, Spalding, and Rawlings models used during WWII are documented in detail with clear, close-up color photography.

Readers are invited to embark on a captivating journey through time, discovering unique, never-before-published photographs and documents that shed light on the origin and refinement of this remarkable piece of equipment.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

  1. The U.S. Tanker Helmet in World War I - Page 8
  2. The A.E.F. Pattern Tank Helmet - Page 9
  3. The Experimental Model No.13 or Tank Operators Helmet - Page 20
  4. The 1919 Pattern Helmet Tank - Page 26
  5. The search for a new steel Tanker Helmet - Page 34
  6. The Cavalry Type Tanker Helmet - Page 50
  7. The Infantry Type Tanker Helmet - Page 64
  8. Variations - Page 81
  9. The Riddell RT-1 Football Helmet - Page 85
  10. Still no good helmet - Page 96
  11. The Rawlings Type Tanker Helmet - Page 110
  12. The Rawlings Helmet - Page 129
  13. The Wilson Helmet - Page 137
  14. The Sears Helmet - Page 147
  15. The Spalding Helmet - Page 161
  16. The Rawlings-Clark Tanker Helmet - Page 171
  17. Night vision goggles - Page 180
  18. Be aware! Other Tanker Helmets - Page 181
  19. Helmet tags - Page 187
  20. Other users of the Tanker Helmet - Page 197
  21. Helmet sizes - Page 200
  22. The ETO-Geno Type Tanker Helmet - Page 204
  23. The search for a new U.S. Tanker Helmet - Page 213
  24. The M-1 Ordnance Steel Helmet and QM-Liner - Page 226
  25. The Liner, Helmet, M-1, Crash - Page 229
  26. The T19E1 Steel Helmet - Page 233
  27. The T20E1 Steel Helmet - Page 234