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Origins of Summer UniformsPeter Suciu | August 28, 2008 | 0 comments | Print | E-mail  A reprint of a 1912 tobacco card showing a Trooper in the Indian Army 27th Light Cavalry Regiment. Note that the Indian Army adopted uniforms that featured light colored and loose fitting tunics. (Collection of the author). Today’s soldiers have the benefit of the latest technology, which includes more comfortable shoes – that are a world away from the spit-and-polish leather boots – as well as sunglasses to provide protection from the sun (although sun goggles and even early sun glasses were used in various Victorian Era African campaigns as well). The uniforms, which now even provide digital patterns, are looser fitting with more pockets and are better suited to a variety of environments. There are even options for wearing a “Camel Back”–style water system rather than the traditional canteen!  A pre–World War II tobacco card shows the British World War I era tropical uniform of the Lancashire Fusiliers. (Collection of the author).
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