From the paratrooper's folding bicycle to the assault tank, Allied Liberation Vehicles presents a living panorama of the vehicles that participated in the Normandy landings and the eventual liberation of Europe.The principal vehicles of the American, British and Canadian armies are shown here, each of them presented with precise technical details. The book is illustrated throughout with specially commissioned, magnificent, detailed full-colour photographs of vehicles collected and brought back to life by some of the leading restorers in Europe.This book will be of interest to all military vehicle enthusiasts and to vehicle modellers in particular.
Format: Paperback / softback
CONTRIBUTORS: Francois Bertin
EAN: 9781932033762
COUNTRY: United States
PAGES: 128
WEIGHT:
HEIGHT: 178 mm
PUBLISHED BY: Casemate Publishers
DATE PUBLISHED: 2007-04-03
CITY:
GENRE: HISTORY / Europe / General, HISTORY / Military / General, HISTORY / Wars & Conflicts / World War II / General, HISTORY / Military / Vehicles / General
WIDTH: 254 mm
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Book Themes:
c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), Military vehicles, European history, Modern warfare, Second World War
Francois Bertin is a leading D Day historian and collector. His insightful narrative and captions will be of great interest to all collectors of World War II uniforms and equipment and the detailed photographs will be of interest to military modelers.