US Cold War Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles

US Cold War Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles
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Publisher : Pen and Sword
Total Pages : 261
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ISBN-10 : 9781526727220
ISBN-13 : 1526727226
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Book Synopsis US Cold War Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles by : Michael Green

Download or read book US Cold War Tanks and Armoured Fighting Vehicles written by Michael Green and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-08-30 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This expert study of the U.S. military’s armored vehicles deployed during the Cold War features rare photographs from the wartime archives. To counter the Soviet threat and that of their client States during the Cold War years 1949-1991, the American military deployed an impressive range of main battle tanks and armored fighting vehicles. Expert author Michael Green presents a detailed study of these vehicles and their variants in this informative volume of stunning wartime photographs. The Patton series of medium main battle tanks—including the M46, M47 and M48—supplemented by the M103s Heavy Tank initially formed the core of the US tank fleet. In 1960 the M60 MBT entered service and, in turn, was replaced by the M1 Abrams in 1980. In support were armored reconnaissance vehicles, progressively the M41 bull dog (1951); the M114 (1961), the M551 Sheridan (1967) and M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting Vehicle (1981). The armored personnel carrier range included the ubiquitous M113 and its replacement the M2 Bradley, cousin of the M3. All of these vehicles are covered in this highly detailed volume in the Images of War series.


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