Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces / edited by George F. Hofmann and Don...
Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces / edited by George F. Hofmann and Don...
Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces / edited by George F. Hofmann and Donn A. Starry.
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Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1999.
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N358.180973/1
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English
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Physical content
xxii, 633 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Contents
Introduction / George F. Hofmann and Donn A. Starry -- 1. World War I: The Birth of American Armor / Dale E. Wilson -- 2. Organizational Milestones in the Development of American Armor, 1920-40 / Timothy K. Nenninger -- 3. The Marine Corps's First Experience with an Amphibious Tank / George F. Hofma...
12. "Lethal beyond all expectations": The Bradley Fighting Vehicle / Diane L. Urbina -- 13. The Abrams Tank System / Robert J. Sunell -- 14. The Approach of Mounted Warfare in the Marine Corps (1970-95) / Kenneth W. Estes -- 15. The Hundred-Hour Thunderbolt: Armor in the Gulf War / Stephen A. Bourqu...
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Publisher
Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, c1999.
Place of Publication
Kentucky
Date Published
c1999.
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Summary
"The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments - including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation - have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. armed forces from the advent of the tank in battle...
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Camp Colt to Desert Storm : the history of U.S. armored forces / edited by George F. Hofmann and Donn A. Starry.
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Includes bibliographical references ([563]-582) and index.
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c1999.
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N358.180973/1
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74VvEV5KGMrO
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ISBN
0813121302 (alk. paper)
9780813121307 (alk. paper)
DDC
358.1809730904
MMS ID
991011646869702626
