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THE ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO MILITARY VEHICLES

by Pat Ware

Published by Hermes House. 1st. 2012

Nearly fine condition. The story of over a century of development and production of the military vehicle, from the first basic trucks produced before and during World War I, through the technical advances made during the inter-war years, to the rapid development of specialized vehicles in World War II and beyond. Large format. Pictorial cardwraps. Colour and b/w photos. 256 pages including index.

Top edge of text block has some minor foxing, else a lovely copy.

ISBN: 9780857239532
Stock no. 1830847

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Contents

  • Introduction
  • THE HISTORY OF MILITARY VEHICLES
  • The importance of horsepower
  • Motor transport before World War I
  • Military vehicles during World War I
  • The World War I motor lorry
  • The US Army-standardized "Liberty" designs
  • Motorized ambulances
  • Improvised armour
  • The inter-war period
  • The emergence of standardized designs
  • German rearmament and the standardized military vehicle
  • The US QMC "Standard Fleet"
  • British military vehicles between the wars
  • Artillery tractors, tank transporters and recovery vehicles
  • Other specialized roles
  • Military vehicles during World War II
  • Changing technology and the importance of all-wheel drive
  • German military vehicles
  • British military vehicles
  • US Military vehicles and Lend-Lease
  • The Jeep
  • Canadian Military Pattern
  • Soviet Military vehicles
  • Japanese military vehicles
  • Half tracked vehciles
  • The end of World War II
  • The immediate post war years
  • The US military Assistance program (MAP)
  • The British post war military vehicle program
  • The US Post war program
  • Soviet technology
  • The Jeep effect
  • NATO and US influence
  • Warsaw Pcat military vehicles
  • Air portable vehicles
  • reconnaissance and special operations vehicles
  • Cargo vehicles and DROPS
  • Ambulances and medical vehicles
  • Communications vehicles
  • Heavy equipment transporters
  • Missile transpoters
  • Bridging vehicles
  • Amphibious vehicles
  • DIRECTLY OF MILITARY VEHICLES
  • Australia

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