U.S.Military Wheeled Vehicles (Crestline automotive series)

Although published in 1983, U.S. Wheeled Military Vehicles remains the most complete reference book ever done on its subject. Researched by Ret. Major Fred W. Crismon, a noted expert in the field of military vehicles, this title was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Society of Automotive Historians in 1984. The book gives a a fantastically detailed account of virtually every wheeled motorized vehicle used by the U.S. military services from pre-1900 until the mid-1980s, including those used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, & Coast Guard. Sectioned into 18 chapters, each division covers in chronological order the development & progress of specific types of vehicles, ranging from adaptations of civilian products to all-out military units. Among these separate chapters are those on armored cars; emergency apparatus; staff cars; amphibians; cargo trucks, & garrison vehicles. Also included in each chapter is a lengthy introduction explaining the development of each particular type, & also many photos of experimental units that led to the final operational vehicle. Containing 472 pages & 2,100 photos, the book is one of the largest ever done on this subject. A companion volume on tracked military vehicles is scheduled for 1991.Crismon, Fred is the author of 'U.S.Military Wheeled Vehicles (Crestline automotive series)' with ISBN 9780912612218 and ISBN 0912612215.