Militaria Bibliography
The pages of Olive-Drab.com that describe U.S. clothing and equipment from World War II have been developed with the guidance of the following list of publications. The two Historical Studies from the Quartermaster General are out of print but can sometimes be found as reprints or as originals from used booksellers or on eBay.
- Clothing the Soldier of World War II, QMC Historical Studies, No. 16, by Erna Risch and Thomas A. Pitkin, Historical Section, Office of the Quartermaster General, September 1946
- Quartermaster Equipment for Special Forces, QMC Historical Studies, No. 5, by Thomas A. Pitkin, Historical Section, Office of the Quartermaster General, February 1944
- Survey of U.S. Army Uniforms, Weapons and Accoutrements, by David Cole. Classroom reference for the U.S. Army Museum System’s Basic Curatorial Methods Training Courses. November 2007 (PDF download, 7MB)
- Government Issue: U.S. Army European Theater of Operations, Collector's Guide , by Henri-Paul Enjames, Histoire & Collections, February 1, 2004
- Volume 2 of Government Issue: U.S. Army European Theater of Operations, Collector's Guide , by Henri-Paul Enjames, Histoire & Collections, November 2008
- Doughboy to GI , by Ken Lewis, Motorbooks International, October 1, 1994
- Grunt Gear: USMC Combat Infantry Equipment of World War II , by Alec S. Tulkoff, R. James Bender Publishing, July 1, 2003
- U.S. Army Uniforms of World War II , by Shelby Stanton, Stackpole Books; Reprint edition, January 1, 1995
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