Individual Gear and Personal Items of the GI in EuropeDetailed reference of personal items issued to the soldiers in Europe. Individual gear, toiletries, tobacco and personal effects from North Africa to the Rhine are covered in intimate detail. Over 400 beautiful color images and numerous compelling period photographs, many never before published, offer a thoughtful analysis of a soldiers most valued possessions. This book illustrates from a unique perspective a sentimental side of the soldier in the