U.S. HALF-TRACKS; THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY'S HALF-TRACK VEHICLES. The Military Machine, Volume One. (Spine title: "The Military Machine, Volume I. U.S. Half-Tracks, Part One.") [US Army - United States Army.]

Doyle, David. Pat Stansell (editor).

ISBN 10: 0989554767 / ISBN 13: 9780989554763

Published by Delray Beach, FL: The Ampersand Group, Inc. - Ampersand Publishing Groups, Inc. [HobbyLink Japan Company], 2014., 2015

About this Item

Single volume only. [1], i-iv, 1-459 pages. Hardcover: H 28.75cm x L 22.25cm. No dust jacket. Glossy paper boards lightly rubbed. Light abrasion at fore-edge heel. Some light soiling to leaves; some leaves at book's rear half have shallow peeling at their bottom fore-edge corners. Binding retains some crispness. B/w photos throughout, some color illustrations at rear, Preface, three appendices, and Bibliography. Features ten chapters titled as: "Early Development;" "The White Scout Car;" "Personnel Carrier T14;" "G-102 Half-track Production;" "The M2 Half-track Car;" "The M3 Personnel Carrier;" "The M5 Personnel Carrier;" "The M9A1 Car, Half-track;" "Unarmed Oddities;" and "Post-WWII." Please note that this large book has an approximate shipping weight of 5.5 pounds (2.49 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 9780989554763.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: U.S. HALF-TRACKS; THE DEVELOPMENT AND DEPLOYMENT OF THE U.S. ARMY'S HALF-TRACK VEHICLES. The Military Machine, Volume One. (Spine title: "The Military Machine, Volume I. U.S. Half-Tracks, Part One.") [US Army - United States Army.]
• Publisher: Delray Beach, FL: The Ampersand Group, Inc. - Ampersand Publishing Groups, Inc. [HobbyLink Japan Company], 2014.
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0989554767
• ISBN 13: 9780989554763
• Binding: Hardcover
• Seller catalogs:
  • Military History

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Synopsis

The development and deployment of the U.S. Army’s half-track vehicles The first title in the Military Machine series is U.S. Half-tracks. Written by noted vehicle historian David Doyle, This massive 456-page book covers all aspects of the half-track’s development and use, from early concepts to its deployment across the globe in WWII. Extensive essays describe the M2 Scout Car, M2, M3, M5 and M9 series of vehicles in tremendous detail. The chapter structure of each type covers development, training and combat. This coverage features hundreds of the excellent U.S. Government “laboratory” photos, as well as photos taken during training in the United States. Featured locations include the Tennessee and Louisiana maneuvers and the Desert Training Center. Combat coverage of all types runs from North Africa, to Italy, to the ETO and the Pacific. Also included are extensive appendices, featuring detailed technical specifications, registration number data, Modification Work Order (MWO) illustrations, TO&E and detailed scale drawings of selected types. Rounding out this exquisite volume is a short color section that features period color photos, as well as period color advertisements by the half-track’s various manufacturers. This lavishly illustrated volume contains over 850 images, many published here for the very first time.

About the Author

Commissioned to write his first book in 2003, a 512-page volume on the history of US military vehicles, since that time over 100 of his books have been published. While most of these concern historic military hardware, including aircraft and warships, his volumes on military vehicles, meticulously researched by David and his wife Denise, remain the genre for which he is most recognized. This recognition reached its pinnacle in June 2015, when he was presented the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, given in recognition of "...the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide."