M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier Variants

Author : David Doyle
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781526743572
Total Pages : 168 pages
Book Rating : 4.74/5 ( download)

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Download or read book M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants written by David Doyle and published by . This book was released on 2019-04-30 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Pen & Sword Military
ISBN 13 : 9781526743565
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.66/5 ( download)

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Download or read book M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier and Variants written by David Doyle and published by Pen & Sword Military. This book was released on 2019-04 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Steven Zaloga
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 0811772136
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Armored Victory 1945 written by Steven Zaloga and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Glenn A. Knoblock
Publisher : Fonthill Media
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Selling the Arsenal of Democracy written by Glenn A. Knoblock and published by Fonthill Media. This book was released on 2022-12-14 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : United States. Navy Department
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 56 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Support for Science written by United States. Navy Department and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : United States. Naval Support Force, Antarctica
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.34/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Support for Science, Antarctica written by United States. Naval Support Force, Antarctica and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Doyle
Publisher : Afv Modeller
ISBN 13 : 9781739751302
Total Pages : 127 pages
Book Rating : 4.02/5 ( download)

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Download or read book M107/M110 written by David Doyle and published by Afv Modeller. This book was released on 2022 with total page 127 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.

Author : Kenneth E. Hunter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 440 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The War Against Germany and Italy written by Kenneth E. Hunter and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 440 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Didier Andres
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612008666
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.60/5 ( download)

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Download or read book U.S. Army Ambulances & Medical Vehicles in World War II written by Didier Andres and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2020-07-30 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “cool compendium” of photos and information about the vehicles that helped save American troops’ lives (Cybermodeler). Of all the armies involved in World War II, the U.S. Army developed the most sophisticated system for the transport and treatment of injured and sick soldiers, pushing the boundaries of available technology to give their men the best chance of not only survival but a full recovery. Each infantry regiment had a medical detachment tasked with conserving the strength of the regiment by not only providing medical and dental treatment but also undertaking all possible measures to keep the regiment healthy. In combat they would provide emergency medical treatment on the battlefield, then move casualties to aid stations they had established. At aid stations, casualties would be triaged, stabilized, and treated before being moved on for further treatment. Vehicles formed a crucial part of the Medical Detachment’s equipment. This fully illustrated, comprehensive book covers all types of medical vehicles used both in-theater and in the United States, including ambulances and technical support vehicles. It details vehicle markings modifications, for use in the evacuation of troops from the battlefield, and the other uses these vehicles were adapted for during the war—including their use as “Clubmobiles” and “Chuck Wagons” by the American Red Cross.

Author : Denis Bishop
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780498016998
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Vehicles at War written by Denis Bishop and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Vehicles at War" shows how military vehicles, from humble cargo trucks to tanks, were developed over the years to meet the changing styles of transport and warfare in the industrialized age. The complete transformation from using the horse as chief mode of transportation to complete mechanization took approximately forty years, and was not at an end until the beginning of World War II. Even during that conflict, a not insignificant portion of European armies still used the horse as their major means of transport.