Desert Uniforms, Patches, and Insignia of the US Armed Forces

This book brings a unique perspective to this previously unexplored topic of desert combat uniforms and patches with the authors' extensive knowledge of military history combined with a total of over 50 years of military experience. In this extraordinary comprehensive reference book, they provide a detailed picture of desert uniforms, patches, and insignia worn by the US Armed Forces in combat from Desert Storm, through Somalia and in the more recent hard fought campaigns of Iraq and Afghanistan. The sum of the extensive information gathered here on Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard units that wore the desert uniform is not available anywhere else. Calling upon original source documents and extensive public and private collections, the authors have painstakingly assembled detailed research that will serve veterans, historians, collectors, and reenactors for years to come as the definitive reference on this topic.[AuthorName]By Kevin M. Born and Alexander F. Barnes[/AuthorName][AuthorBio]Kevin M. Born is an Army civilian at Fort Lee, Virginia. He has authored numerous articles on military insignia collecting. Alexander F. Barnes is a recently retired Army civilian. He has written three other books, most recently To Hell with the Kaiser, America Prepares for War.
Alexander F. Barnes served in the Marine Corps and Army National Guard, retiring as a warrant officer. He is currently the Virginia National Guard Command historian. Peter L. Belmonte is a retired US Air Force officer and freelance historian. Samuel O. Barnes is an archivist at Army Logistics University at Fort Lee, Virginia.[/AuthorBio][NumIllustration]1,035 color and b/w photos[/NumIllustration][CoAuthor][/CoAuthor][SubTitle][/SubTitle][ColorPattern]1,035 color and b/w photos[/ColorPattern]