Historic Military Vehicles Directory

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Historic Military Vehicles is a uniquely comprehensive, richly-illustrated
directory providing general, technical and physical data of transport and
fighting vehicles which were produced for armies, air forces and other
services from the mid-1930s until about 1960. Within its pages can be found
the types in service when World War II started, those which were quantity-
produced during 1939-45 (and employed for several decades) and the first
post-war generation of tactical vehicles, not a few of which are still in use
around the world today.
Coverage ranges from airborne scooters and motorcycles through all
manner of 'soft-skin' vehicles, including multi-wheeled and tracked machines,
to armoured cars and tanks, arranged by country of manufacture, from
Argentina to the United States — 23 in all. Nearly 1400 models are illustrated
and described. Each chapter is preceded by a narrative of the country's
activities in regard to their forces' motorization and an introductory... Tovább

Fülszöveg

Historic Military Vehicles is a uniquely comprehensive, richly-illustrated
directory providing general, technical and physical data of transport and
fighting vehicles which were produced for armies, air forces and other
services from the mid-1930s until about 1960. Within its pages can be found
the types in service when World War II started, those which were quantity-
produced during 1939-45 (and employed for several decades) and the first
post-war generation of tactical vehicles, not a few of which are still in use
around the world today.
Coverage ranges from airborne scooters and motorcycles through all
manner of 'soft-skin' vehicles, including multi-wheeled and tracked machines,
to armoured cars and tanks, arranged by country of manufacture, from
Argentina to the United States — 23 in all. Nearly 1400 models are illustrated
and described. Each chapter is preceded by a narrative of the country's
activities in regard to their forces' motorization and an introductory pictorial
survey highlights typical examples of types which were made in the early
part of our century, including World War I.
Compiled under auspices of Wheels & Tracks, the Historic Military Vehicles
Directory (HMVD) is a much enlarged replacement for the author's best
selling Fighting Vehicles Directory, a standard work of reference for over 15
years. The HMVD will prove indispensable for anyone with an interest in
military history and motor vehicles in general alike, whether professionally or
otherwise, the latter including the ever-expanding group of private
enthusiasts who are in some way or other involved with this significant
aspect of militaria. Vissza