New book on the "Helmets of the Home Front" by Adrian & George Blake
Helmets of the Home Front is a remarkable piece of historical research that contains over 350 colour pages of over 1,000 different helmet markings from the British home front in WW2. The authors, Adrian and George Blake, have combed the UK looking for examples of home front helmets. The book covers markings and ranks for all the the major non-military home front services. Also covered are attachments such gas curtains, lamps and carriers. The home front services covered in the book are:
- Fire Services - Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS), National Fire Service (NFS), Fire Guards, Fire Watchers & Supplementary/Street Parties
- Wardens' ARP Service
- Industrial, Commercial & Factory ARP - including Zuckerman helmets
- Police - including Observer Corps
- Health Services - Medical Officer of Health, Casualty Services, First Aid Posts/Parties, Ambulance, Stretcher Parties, Hospitals & supporting voluntary services such as the Women's Voluntary Service (WVS)
- Gas & Decontamination Services
- Repair Party Services - Gas, Roads, Electricity & Water
- Headquarters & Control - Regional Column, Mutual Support, Transport, ARP etc.
- Incident Management & Messenger Service
- Rescue Service
Buy a copy of Helmets of the Home Front book
This hardback book is available direct from the authors for just £65. Shipping within the UK is £5. For postage overseas please email the author as delivery is dependent on destination.
There was only a limited production run for this self-published book and no second print run is being considered - so get your book while you can.
Payment by PayPal only - remember you do not need a PayPal account to purchase, they simply process the payment..
Email the authors at home_front_helmets@hotmail.com to get your copy of the book with subject line "Helmets of the Home Front - WW2CD".
COVID-19 Update: the authors are unable to post copies at the present time but orders received will be delivered when the current lockdown restrictions end.
There was only a limited production run for this self-published book and no second print run is being considered - so get your book while you can.
Payment by PayPal only - remember you do not need a PayPal account to purchase, they simply process the payment..
Email the authors at home_front_helmets@hotmail.com to get your copy of the book with subject line "Helmets of the Home Front - WW2CD".
COVID-19 Update: the authors are unable to post copies at the present time but orders received will be delivered when the current lockdown restrictions end.
