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American military vehicles of World War I : an illustrated history of armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks / Albert Mroz

Catalog Data

Author:
Mroz, Albert  Search this
Physical description:
x, 316 p. : ill ; 26 cm
Type:
Pictorial works
Place:
United States
Date:
2009
C2009
20th century
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
Summary:
"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.
Topic:
Vehicles, Military--History  Search this
World War, 1914-1918  Search this
Armored vehicles, Military--History  Search this
World War, 1914-1918--Transportation  Search this
Armed Forces  Search this
Transportation  Search this
History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_923837