Author: Albert Mroz Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786454768 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 327
Book Description
In World War I the American motor vehicle industry was tested by the sudden appearance of vast transport challenges. The nation's immense manufacturing capabilities and abundant natural resources combined with increased standardization and mass production to enable the industry to meet the military's needs. Motor vehicles and aircraft were quickly cemented as the most influential military tools of the early twentieth century. This book both describes the development and use of a wide range of specialized motor vehicles during World War I and analyzes how their advent indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation.
Author: David Doyle Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1440225729 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 1012
Book Description
Author David Doyle has worked overtime to produce the ultimate guide for the U.S. military vehicle enthusiast. In this exhaustive, comprehensive, and meticulously prepared catalog, Doyle cover all the history, vehicle data, production figures, and variations of every notable U.S. defense vehicle produced between World War II and Operation Desert Story. More than a 1,000 photos, thousands of technical specifications, fascinating historical information, and Krause Publications' exclusive 1-to-6 Vehicle Condition Grading Scale make the Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles 2nd Edition an indispensable resource for war vehicle enthusiasts and military history buffs.
Author: David Doyle Publisher: Krause Publications ISBN: 9780896892705 Category : Antiques & Collectibles Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
With WWII track vehicles to the Abrams tanks of today's military, U.S. Military Vehicles Field Guide is the ultimate portable military vehicle resource. &break;&break;Increased interest in military vehicles have novice collectors, military modelers and history buffs alike seeking the technical specifications, collector market values, and hard-to-find photos this unequaled resource contains. More than 200+ color photos provide for easy identification at home or at auction, while short summaries discuss the development and use of each vehicle. Technical specifications including weight, dimensions, speed and armament are included in easy-to-understand tables. &break;&break;This unmatched reference is a must-have for any military vehicle enthusiast!
Author: John Norris Publisher: The History Press ISBN: 0752490737 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 574
Book Description
Many thousands of different types of vehicles were used by the armies during the Second World War for various roles, including the fighting vehicles such as armoured cars and tanks. Today these are very popular with enthusiasts who restore these historic vehicles to their pristine state and attend specialist gatherings around the UK, Europe and the USA. This book explores original and reconstructed military vehicles from British, US, Russian, Italian and German forces using stunning colour photographs. It also provides a detailed history of each vehicle's development and use in the war, plus a wealth of technical information and rare internal shots. The range of vehicles includes trucks, ambulances, half-tracks, motorcycles, bulldozers, armoured cars and of course the impressive range of tanks, from tankettes to the fearsome German Tiger. Some vehicles are so rare that examples have been recreated using designs of the era and together with the original vehicles their fascinating wartime experiences are revealed. From the Moto Guzzi tricycle to the Schwimmwagen, the T-34 to the Austin ambulance, this is the perfect book for recreating, restoring and exploring the history of these classic military vehicles.
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage Publisher: McFarland ISBN: 0786428988 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 221
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This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of battle. Beginning with the development of military vehicles in the early 1930s, this volume discusses the ways in which this new technology influenced and, to some extent, facilitated Hitler's program of rearmament. Nomenclature, standard equipment, camouflage and the combat roles of the various vehicles are thoroughly examined. Individual vehicle types are arranged and discussed by the following classifications: cars and motorcycles; trucks and tractors; half-tracks and wheeled combat vehicles. Accompanied by well-researched, detailed line drawings, each section deals with a number of individual vehicles, describing their design, manufacture and specific use.
Author: Pat Ware Publisher: Lorenz Books ISBN: 9780754820529 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
Book Description
This reference book provides an authoritative and well-illustrated 100-year overview of the fascinating history of the cargo/troop-carrying trucks, wreckers, tankers, ambulances, communications vehicles and other specialized types that provide technical support to the front-line troops.
Author: George Bradford Publisher: Stackpole Books ISBN: 9780811733410 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 106
Book Description
Contains fine scale drawings of German AFVs covering the time period of the Blitzkrieg across Europe through the greatest tank battle in history, Kursk. Multiple angles provide a level of detail for the 8-wheeled Armored Car, Sd. Kfz. Panzer I Tank, Sd. Kfz. Panzer II Tank, Sd. Kfz. Panzer 35 T Tank, Sd. Kfz. Panzer IIIm Sd. Kfz. Armored Halftrack, and dozens more.
Author: R. P. Hunnicutt Publisher: Echo Point Books & Media ISBN: 9781626542549 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 344
Book Description
The armored car has played a major role in American military operations since the relatively early days of the 20th Century. In 1989 Col. Royal P. Davidson arranged for the installation of a .30 caliber Colt machine gun on a Duryea light three-wheeled car. In doing so, he jump-started the development and production of armored fighting vehicles that have served in the American military ever since. Although the very first armored cars were merely outfitted with a gunshield, they were soon fully protected by armor plating. In this installment of R. P. Hunnicutt's 10-volume series on the history of American armored vehicles he details their early development through WWI, WWII, Korea, and Vietnam. Beginning with the development of armored cars on American soil at the outbreak of WWI-although none were ever shipped overseas-Hunnicutt goes on to describe the production of armored cars based on commercial car and truck chassis in the 1920s. These vehicles eventually reached limited production as the armored car M4. With detailed drawings and photographs to illustrate the history, Hunnicutt describes the development of the armored car T3, which was also designated as scout car T1. The development of these lightweight scout cars, which met the needs of the cavalry, made the armored car unnecessary by 1937. Although production of armored cars stopped for the American military, American development continued on armored cars intended for British use. However, in 1942 as the Palmer Board decided to limit the weight of reconnaissance vehicles, the light armored car T22E2 was standardized as the M8 and put into production. The M8 and a variation, the M20, served in the U.S. Army until after the Korean War, with new models developed for use in Vietnam. Spanning the history of American wheeled combat vehicles, Hunnicutt's "Armored Car" is a must have for anyone with a keen interest in the history of American military operations and equipment.
Author: Michael E. Haskew Publisher: Zenith Press ISBN: 0760349630 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 243
Book Description
Military historian Michael E. Haskew profiles the entire history of the mechanized juggernaut that changed the face of military engagement 100 years ago.
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