American military vehicles of World War I an illustrated history of armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks
Title:
American military vehicles of World War I an illustrated history of armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks
Author:
Mroz, Albert.
ISBN:
9780786454761
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Publication Information:
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2009.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (x, 316 p.) : ill.
Contents:
Bullets, blood and gasoline -- The hunt for Pancho Villa -- Clever minds and motors -- Slogging through mud and smoke -- Accelerated progress in the industrial revolution -- New Allied vehicles dominate -- Chronology of the war, 1914-1919.
Abstract:
"This book analyzes how the advent of specialized motor vehicles during World War I indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation. It discusses several types of military vehicles, including armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks. The book includes more than 300 photographs, along with a thorough chronology of the war"--Provided by publisher.
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