by edstorey Fri Jun 27, 2014 1:48 pm
Okay, World War Helmet is a nice looking site with some very detailed images of helmet parts. The text for the British Mk III appears to be extensive and covers a lot of minutia concerning construction and manufacture's markings, unfortunately there is no credit given for any of this information. The period images used for the article are uncredited and appear to be lifted from other publications, some are well known Canadian LAC images.
The statement "L'introduction du casque Mark III est effectuée graduellement selon le système du remplacement unitaire, la priorité étant donnée aux troupes des théâtres d'opérations, à l'instar du 21ème groupe d'armées qui fut entièrement rééquipé de casques Mark III la veille du débarquement en Normandie." is misleading as there is photographic evidence showing both British and Canadian troops wearing Mk II Helmets on D-Day.
Remember, you have to draw your information from multiple sources which includes both books and websites. Websites are very useful as a potential source of quick to access information and they have an allure with many collectors as they are free. Unfortunately this comes at a cost as anyone can host a website and populate it with anything which means that the content may not be accurate. These problems also exist with books, but they are harder to publish and distribute then websites; although even with books still you want to consult multiple sources when researching a topic.
Why do I mention credit notes? This tells follow-on researchers and the general reader where the information came from. For all we know the information in the webpage on the Mk III Helmet could have been drawn from other published works, from stories gathered from other collectors or are perhaps is the hypothesis of the author.