Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (2) by Johnny Shumate - ISBN: 9781472862648
Paperback
WWII gear to flak jackets: US troops evolve in Korean War.

Ground Forces in the Korean War 1950–53 (2)

The US Army and US Marine Corps

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  • Paperback

    48 pages

  • Release Date

    2 September 2025

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Summary

This study of the evolving uniforms and personal equipment used by US ground forces in the Korean War features new full-color artwork and previously unpublished photographs.

In June 1950, US soldiers and Marines deployed in the Korean War were dressed and equipped largely as they had been in the closing stages of World War II, but by 1953 major innovations had transformed their appearance. Featuring eight pages of specially commissioned artwork alongside carefully cho…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781472862648
ISBN-10:1472862643
Author:Johnny Shumate, Robert Mackowiak
Publisher:Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint:Osprey Publishing
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:48
Release Date:2 September 2025
Weight:163g
Dimensions:246mm x 182mm x 10mm
Series:Men-at-Arms
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Critics Review

incredibly detailed coloured drawings * Wargames, Soldier and Strategy *
This is a useful reference on Korean war era US uniforms and equipment, and the colour artwork is as good as we have come to expect from Osprey and will be of interest to historians of the period, along with reenactors and figure modellers in particular. * Military Modelscene *

About The Author

Johnny Shumate

Robert C. Mackowiak is a military researcher, collector and writer with a long-standing fascination with the US serviceman’s experience of combat during and after World War II.

Johnny Shumate works as an illustrator in Tennessee. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille.

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