Albert Mroz

American Military Vehicles of World War I

An Illustrated History of Armored Cars, Staff Cars, Motorcycles, Ambulances, Trucks, Tractors and Tanks

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

In World War I the American motor vehicle industry was tested by the sudden appearance of vast transport challenges. The nation's immense manufacturing capabilities and abundant natural resources combined with increased standardization and mass production to enable the industry to meet the military's needs. Motor vehicles and aircraft were quickly cemented as the most influential military tools of the early twentieth century. This book both describes the development and use of a wide range of specialized motor vehicles during World War I and analyzes how their advent indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland
• Seitenzahl: 328
• Erscheinungstermin: 24. August 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 18mm
• Gewicht: 619g
• ISBN-13: 9780786439607
• ISBN-10: 0786439602
• Artikelnr.: 25613434

Autorenporträt

The late Albert Mroz was a author, artist, photographer, and musician. He was employed as a machine designer in Silicon Valley for more than 20 years. He was a member of the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, the Society of Automotive Engineers, the Society of Automotive Historians, and the American Truck Historical Society, and was on the advisory board of the Hays Truck Museum.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Credits and Acknowledgments     
Abbreviations     
Preface     
Introduction     
I. Bullets, Blood and Gasoline     
II. The Hunt for Pancho Villa     
III. Clever Minds and Motors     
IV. Slogging Through Mud and Smoke     
V. Accelerated Progress in the Industrial Revolution     
VI. New Allied Vehicles Dominate     
Chronology of the War, 1914-1919     
Bibliography     
Index