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U.S. Army Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars - Didier Andres

U.S. Army Ford M8 and M20 Armored Cars

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Buch | Hardcover
160 Seiten
2023
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-310-8 (ISBN)
CHF 59,95 inkl. MwSt
A fully illustrated examination of the M8 and M20 armored cars which served the Us Army throughout World War II.
Specifically designed as a reconnaissance vehicle, the Ford M8 Light Armored Car was intended primarily for use by mechanized cavalry units. A total of 8,523 units were built. Able to move quickly and cover long distances without refuelling, they supported the advance of armored columns by undertaking reconnaissance. Though the thin floor armor made it vulnerable to mines, the M8 served in Europe and the Pacific until the end of the war. Derived from the M8 series, 3,791 M20 Armored Utility cars were built. The M20 was designed without a turret, enabling its use for more specialized purposes such as carrying personnel or artillery spotting. While the project to build the M8 launched in 1941, the first armored cars were only received by the army in March 1943. An Ordnance Department officer, Lt. J. R. Muray, is tasked with being the link between the various components of the army and the industrialists. Throughout the process of creation and production, Muray kept his notes, reports and letters - 1,500 pages of archives have enabled the author to faithfully retrace the process of creating these cars, from the first draft to the end production in June 1945.

Didier Andres, born in Verviers in Belgium, was passionate about military history and particularly about American vehicles of World War II. He had a large archive of documents and imagery, and contributed to books and magazines for over twenty years. He was the author of U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks, U.S. Army Ambulances & Medical Vehicles, U.S. Army Signal Corps Vehicles, and U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles.

Contents

The Genesis of Light Armored Cars

The M8 Light Armored Car

The M20 Utility Armored Car

Commonalities

Use in Europe

Appendixes

Bibliography

Acknowledgements

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo B/W
Sprache englisch
Maße 203 x 254 mm
Themenwelt Natur / Technik Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte 1918 bis 1945
Geschichte Teilgebiete der Geschichte Militärgeschichte
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-63624-310-X / 163624310X
ISBN-13 978-1-63624-310-8 / 9781636243108
Zustand Neuware
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