Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World NATION By the spring of 1944

By the spring of 1944

Most sizes are US 7

The British took a real beating and lost almost all it's Colonial possessions to the Japanese right up to the "Gates of India"

Item A43 as shown in diagram

according to David Harding

Book: Military Sun Helmets of the World NATION By the spring of 1944Newly Printed Item: By Peter Suciu. Just Released! The history of military sun helmets, often called ? pith helmets? or ? tropical helmets,? is a subject that has rarely been covered in depth. Much of the origin of these helmets has remained shrouded in mystery, yet these helmets ? thanks to movies such as Zulu, The Bridge on the River Kwai and We Were Soldiers ? are as iconic to their conflicts as the German or American steel helmets are to the World