Monday, October 02, 2023

What Soldiers Carried To Battlefield

Military kit of an English huscarl in the Battle of Hastings, 1066.

Thom Atkinson documents the battle kits of soldiers over the course of 1,000 years, starting with momentous battles from 1066 to 2014.

Close-support sapper, Royal Engineers, Helmland Province, 2014. This kit from 2014 includes an iPad.

1 comment:

  1. Anonymous10:45 am

    A far cry from Rambo with shoes, pants, and a bandanna.
    xoxoxoBruce

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