<P>This book proposes a complete study of the manufacture of the M1 helmet, illustrated with more than 700 full-color photos. 'Helmets of the Eto' presents a new selection of helmets from private collections and museum.</P><P>Clear synthesis boards and plans are used to show the evolution of the M1 and its paratrooper conversions M2 and M1 C. The selection of more than 120 helmets represent numerous battles in Europe from Normandy to Germany.</P><P>Numerous photos reveal their peculiarity, pictograms summarize their technical characteristics and legends tell their history. These material witnesses bring to life a conflict which ravaged western Europe.</P>