FOLLOWING UP ... Lessons From Iraq
Drawing on the experience of the first Stryker Brigades assigned to combat in Iraq, the Army is revamping its plans for the future of high-mobility warfare. Although it is generally pleased with the performance of the Stryker armored vehicle ... [... more]
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Russian Tanks and Armored Vehicles: 1946-To the Present ...
Post WW2 Russian armour: An all incompassing look at the progress of Russian tanks and other armoured vehicles. It also looks at unarmoured but specialised vehicles such as missile launchers, engineer's vehicles, tracked cargo carriers and tractors. It [... more]
$39.95
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Pentagon officials today
The new emphasis rests on delivering gear to infantry fighting guerilla groups in war zones, rather than developing new armored vehicles and artillery to thwart traditional, better-equipped foes. The recalculated time line makes FCS much less of ... [... more]
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Wheeled Tanks Start Rolling
The hottest weapon on wheels has a name. The Army has named its 8-wheeled Light Armored Vehicle III the Stryker. The selection honors two of America's posthumous Medal of Honor recipients. Pfc. Stuart Stryker served with the 513th Parachute ... [... more]
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The Devil's Chariots: The Birth & Secret Battles of the ...
 Excellent account of the development and use of the first tanks: Splendid work on the history of the first tanks, their development from tractor designed farm equipment. The book details the in fighting with the early pioneers who saw the armored land- [... more]
$22.95
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The King Tiger, Vol. 2: Development, Units, Operations
An inexpensive photo essay of the King Tiger in service: If you cannot afford Wolfgang Schneider's massive two-volume "Tigers in Combat" series (published by J.J. Fedorowicz in Canada), then this little booklet is a useful alternative. While [... more]
$12.95
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T-80 Standard Tank: The Soviet Army's Last Armored ...
Author: Steven Zaloga Binding: Paperback Dewey Decimal Number: 355 EAN: 9781846032448 ISBN: 184603244X Number Of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2009-02-17 Release Date: 2009-02-17 [... more]
$17.95
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Tanks of World War II (The Collins/Jane's Gems)
Interested in WW2 Armor ?: It is very nice guide book with an excellent content part, all tanks are explained in a very brief way with identical history. Everybody interested in WW2 armor should see.. Great book, small package.: This is an excellent [... more]
$8.00
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Jane's Tank Recognition Guide (Jane's Recognition Guides)
5-star reference marred by key omissions.: Jane's is a recognition guide, and a fine one at that. It should be noted, however, that as a recognition guide, it is not a book about tanks and other fighting vehicles, so don't expect much text covering [... more]
$24.95
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American Tanks of WWII (Enthusiast Color)
Brief overview of american armored vehicles of WW II: This book is a brief look at the major armored vehicles of the U.S. forces during World War II. It has some interesting data that is not always readily available. The most interesting feature is that [... more]
$13.95
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Scorpion Reconnaissance Vehicle 1972-94 (New Vanguard)
Scorpion/Scimitar: air-deployable by C-130 or helicopter: Christopher Foss is the world's leading armored vehicle expert and writes continually for Jane's, in this work he explores the reasoning behind the creation of a light TRACKED armored fighting [... more]
$15.95
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Panther & Its Variants: (Spielberger German Armor & ...
Technical history of the Panther Tank and its variants: The Panther tank was Germany's main battle tank during the last two years of the war (it replaced the Panzer III, and was supplanting the Panzer IV at war's end). Walter Spielberger's book offers an [... more]
$49.95
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