The all leather combat boots weren't practical for jungle use, which is why the military developed the Jungle Boots prior to World War II. As with other combat boots these were originally brown ...

The First Division Museum in Wheaton’s Cantigny Park has a new exhibit, “Five Years in the Jungle: Vietnam Experiences of the 1st Infantry Division 1965-1970.” The special exhibit, about the ...

It was only after World War II when Australians identified the ... Japanese soldiers who fled into the jungle found their boots were a liability. "For weeks afterwards Australian and American ...