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U. S. Half-Track Vehicles in Action by David Doyle (2017, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherSquadron

ISBN-100897478290

ISBN-139780897478298

eBay Product ID (ePID)247991984

Product Key Features

Book TitleU. S. Half-Track Vehicles in Action

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicMilitary Science, Military / Weapons

Publication Year2017

IllustratorYes

GenreTechnology & Engineering, History

AuthorDavid Doyle

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Weight9.6 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2017-448315

SynopsisUnited States manufacturers produced more than 40,000 halftracks from 1933 until 1944. These mostly-armored vehicles moved artillery and infantry on rough terrain, snow and sand during World War II and Korea. Based on an adaptation of the White Scout Car, the US half-track vehicles of WII combined the cross-country ability of a fully-tracked vehicle with the road performance of a medium truck. Variations of these vehicles included prime movers, armored personnel carriers, mortar carriers and a wide range of heavily armed variants. Vehicles produced by Autocar, Diamond T and White were used by U.S. forces, while similar International Harvester-built vehicles were supplied to our Allies through Lend-Lease. Both the Army and Marines took them into battle. They left their mark in Africa, Europe, Pacific islands and Korea. When the U.S. entered Vietnam, French halftracks were already in country. Before retirement, the Israeli Army listed about 600 halftracks in March 2008. Argentina donated its final 24 M9s to Bolivia in 2006., The US mass-produced more than 40,000 half-track vehicles from 1933 until 1944. These famous WWII armored vehicles combined superior cross-country ability with the road performance of a medium truck. This book looks at the wartime use and combat variants of one of America's most classic military vehicles.

LC Classification NumberUG446.5.D6573 2017