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U.S. Half-tracks by David Doyle
US Half-tracks by David Doyle


 
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Like Hunnicutt's huge (and out of print) volume on the half-track, David Doyle has written a massive, 456 page treatise that belongs on the bookshelf of every half-track lover.

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, Military 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 h

Hardbound
456 pages