M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants

Author: David Doyle
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781526743572
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 168

Book Description
Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud. Always amphibious, the later models, the M29C, were equipped with flotation tanks on each end and dual rudders in the rear for even more efficient operation in the water. Weasels were used on numerous fronts during WWII, were once again deployed in Korea, by the French in Vietnam, and numerous outposts during the Cold War. These pages provide an overview of the development, and a detailed look at the deployment and the machines themselves, of these iconic, all-terrain vehicles.

M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier and Variants

Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
ISBN: 9781526743565
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud. Always amphibious, the later models were equipped with flotation tanks on each end and dual rudders in the rear for even more efficient operation in the water. Weasels were used on numerous fronts during WWII, were once again deployed in Korea, by the French in Vietnam, and numerous outposts during the Cold War. These pages provide an overview of the development, and a detailed look at the deployment and the machines themselves, of these iconic, all-terrain vehicles.

Ski, Climb, Fight

Author: Lance R. Blyth
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806195037
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 356

Book Description
Mountains, Carl von Clausewitz said, introduce a “retarding element” into warfare. To fight in mountains, armies must overcome this challenge via survival strategies and mobility. But the techniques and technologies for doing so are best found in civilian skiing and mountaineering communities, a situation almost unique to mountain warfare. Ski, Climb, Fight looks at how the 10th Mountain Division of World War II met this challenge and how the U.S. military does so today. The first military history of that storied division, the book is also the first general history of U.S. mountain warfare. With a focus on strategy and doctrine, Lance R. Blyth explores how the military has adapted civilian gear and skills for surviving and moving in mountainous terrain to effectively conduct operations. He traces the long-standing but largely unexamined relationship between the civilian outdoor recreation industry and the military—a relationship that figures in almost every aspect of military operations in mountainous terrain. Intertwining the history of the World War II 10th Mountain Division and U.S. mountain warfare with the history of American skiing and mountaineering, Ski, Climb, Fight is at once an unprecedented, in-depth account of one of the most celebrated military units of World War II and a fresh look at U.S. mountain warfare from its inception eighty years ago.

M107/M110

Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Afv Modeller
ISBN: 9781739751302
Category : Artillery, Self-propelled
Languages : en
Pages : 127

Book Description
This book illustrates the history and US military service of this weapon system from its advent in the early 1950s through the first Gulf War. Widely used in Vietnam, where it had the longest range of any land-based artillery, the M107 and M110 series of vehicles, formed the backbone of US self-propelled artillery.

Armored Victory 1945

Author: Steven Zaloga
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 0811772136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 513

Book Description
The second in Steven Zaloga’s classic two-volume photo history of American armor in Europe is now available in paperback. Covering the Battle of the Bulge, the Rhine crossings, and the final battles inside Germany, the book is beautifully illustrated with more than 1200 photos of American tanks and armored vehicles as well as many German tanks.

Support for Science

Author: United States. Navy Department
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 56

Book Description

Selling the Arsenal of Democracy

Author: Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher: Fonthill Media
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 325

Book Description
This work tells the full story of the weapons, including fighter-planes, tanks, ships, and guns, that America produced during the war to defeat the Axis powers, and how they were "sold" to those at home through the countless advertisements that appeared in popular magazines. Though well-known companies such as General Motors, Ford, Kelvinator, and B.F. Goodrich, and a whole host of others, could no longer sell their products to consumers, they instead turned their factories towards supplying the Arsenal of Democracy. In order to keep their names in the public spotlight, these companies advertised in great detail the weapons they were building; Cadillac touted its efforts in supplying components for Sherman tanks and P-38 Lightning fighters, Ford no longer built cars in Detroit, but B-24 Liberator bombers and Jeeps, while the home appliance company Kelvinator built aircraft components and flame-throwers. The story behind these advertisements, many of them stunning visuals which are here reproduced in color, is a unique aspect of World War II history that will both surprise and delight.

Support for Science, Antarctica

Author: United States. Naval Support Force, Antarctica
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Antarctica
Languages : en
Pages : 60

Book Description

Vehicle Operator's Manual

Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Motor vehicles
Languages : en
Pages : 22

Book Description

Encyclopedia of Modern U.S. Military Weapons

Author: Timothy M. Laur
Publisher: Berkley Trade
ISBN: 9780425164372
Category : Military weapons
Languages : en
Pages : 0

Book Description
An accessible encyclopedia of military weapons represents a collaboration with The Army, Navy, and Air Force Times, and covers each weapon system, its evolution, development, and combat experience.