Grunt Gear: USMC Combat Infantry Equipment of World War II
by Alec S. Tulkoff
from R. James Bender Publishing

Editorial Review:

Military Trader Book Of The Year! The most definitive book on WWII Marine Corps combat uniforms and equipment has just been reprinted! This beautiful edition provides historical documentation of the development and manufacture of Marine Corps specific equipment including contractual information with quantities ordered. Also the latest information on Marine Corps knives and over 2,000 USMC specific rifle and submachine gun serial numbers.

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• Good book
  This is a good book that has a lot of pictures. It even shows the proper way the Marines marked their gear. There were a few things left out like what went into the 782 pack. Overall very good and can help anyone out there wanting to reenact or collect.

• Great book
  Alec Tulkoff has penned an extradanory book. His research is impeccable and backed up by DOCUMENTED facts, unlike any other USMC book before or after. Alec disputes and dispells many of the collector myths that others have based their books upon. If you are looking for an acurate USMC book on WW2 uniforms and equipment this is the currently the olny book you will need, if you want a book with good pictures and wrong or questionable info pick up the others.

• Grunt is Great!
  I missed Jim Morans WWII USMC Militaria book when it came out 10 years ago. I was just a kid and would have rather spent the money on an item than a book. When I became savy to the fact that having a grand reference library is the corner stone to any collection it was too late to buy the Moran book(Jim, please reprint that book!).
  But years later when I desperatly needed a USMC book, I was hightly motivated to buying it fresh off the press.
  First what I wished the book had: Dress uniforms. I'm... more info

• Very Well Done
  I am quite pleased with this book. The author has done his homework and, unlike far too many collector books, has not relied on second hand "collectors facts". As always being a Bender book it is well laid out and printed. I am pleased they decided to move to a larger format at last.

  All in all this is now THE book on USMC equipment in WW2. It will be very hard to surpass.