Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles
Author: Chris McNab
Publisher: Mini Encyclopedia
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2018-10-25
Genre: Vehicles, Military
ISBN: 9781782743255

Powerful Military Vehicles

Powerful Military Vehicles
Author: Samantha Bell
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 51
Release: 2015-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1629694738

Packed with exciting facts and important aspects on military vehicles, this title also provides historical context, compelling photos, primary source quotations, and critical thinking activities. The title also includes a glossary, web links, and additional resources. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Core Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.

An Illustrated History of Military Vehicles

An Illustrated History of Military Vehicles
Author: Pat Ware
Publisher: Southwater
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2012
Genre: Vehicles, Military
ISBN: 9781780191935

This fully illustrated reference book provides an authoritative overview of the fascinating history of these essential military vehicles. It begins with the first motorized cars, lorries and trucks that enabled a reduction in the amount of horse transport used, then covers specialized vehicles, including powerful atillery tractors, missile transporter-erector-launchers, tank transporters, bridging vehicles and amphibious vehicles. With its wealth of 200 archive and museum photographs, the book is a rich guide to a fascinating subject, suitable for enthusiasts, historians and modelmakers.

Mighty Military Land Vehicles

Mighty Military Land Vehicles
Author: William N. Stark
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 24
Release: 2019-05-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1496663284

This ebook provides young readers with exciting information on the most modern U.S. military land vehicles.

Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles
Author: Ian Graham
Publisher: Heinemann-Raintree Library
Total Pages: 40
Release: 2008
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781432916459

Have you ever wanted to command a battle tank? This new edition of 'Military Vehicles' shows you how the world's toughest machines are designed, built, and operated. Learn about the fearsome Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank (MBT) and the Bradley M2 Armored Fighting Vehicle (AFV). See why the T-90 MBT is designed to explode and the Stridsvagn 103 has no gun turret. Lift the hatch and take a closer look at the Abrams M1A2 MBT. From light tanks and mobility trucks, to rocket launchers and bridges on wheels, the whole troop is covered. Put on your flak jacket and prepare to be amazed. The revised and updated 'Designed for Success' series shows how designers create the very best cars, planes, motorcycles, and other exciting vehicles. It explains the many design challenges that designers and engineers must overcome and the factors they must take into account, such as materials, cost, and new technology.

Military Vehicles

Military Vehicles
Author: Melissa Abramovitz
Publisher: Capstone
Total Pages: 25
Release: 2015
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1491421169

"Simple text and full-color photographs describe eight different vehicles used by military personnel"--

Armored Vehicles

Armored Vehicles
Author: Drew Nelson
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing LLLP
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-01-01
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1433984539

Armored Vehicles From massive tanks to the US president’s limousine, armored vehicles are a common sight around the world—especially where there’s the potential for danger. Armed with machine guns and cannons or equipped to carry dozens of soldiers, the different kinds of armored vehicles have important jobs to do. This book takes readers from Leonardo da Vinci’s fascinating vision of an armored military machine to today’s best armored vehicle models with accessible content and up-close photographs. The main text includes historical information that complements the social studies curriculum, and sidebars add fun facts and more incredible detail.

Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles - 2nd Edition

Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles - 2nd Edition
Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 1012
Release: 2011-02-28
Genre: Antiques & Collectibles
ISBN: 1440225729

Author David Doyle has worked overtime to produce the ultimate guide for the U.S. military vehicle enthusiast. In this exhaustive, comprehensive, and meticulously prepared catalog, Doyle cover all the history, vehicle data, production figures, and variations of every notable U.S. defense vehicle produced between World War II and Operation Desert Story. More than a 1,000 photos, thousands of technical specifications, fascinating historical information, and Krause Publications' exclusive 1-to-6 Vehicle Condition Grading Scale make the Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles 2nd Edition an indispensable resource for war vehicle enthusiasts and military history buffs.

Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles

Jane's World War II Tanks and Fighting Vehicles
Author: Leland S. Ness
Publisher: Collins
Total Pages: 237
Release: 2002
Genre: Armored vehicles, Military
ISBN: 9780007112289

This is the land equivalent of Jane's Battleships, a comprehensive encyclopaedia of all the combat vehicles of World War II from Somaliland to Japan. A nation-by-nation overview of each country's development of tanks and their involvement in World War II is before providing an A-Z of each army's tanks and fighting vehicles including armoured cars, personnel carriers, amphibious craft and mortar carriers. Quirkier profiles of vehicles such as the German TKS tankette are given.

Military Vehicles Encyclopedia

Military Vehicles Encyclopedia
Author: Arnold Ringstad
Publisher: ABDO
Total Pages: 195
Release: 2023-12-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN:

From fighter jets to cargo trucks, vehicles help the US military accomplish its many missions around the globe. This title examines a wide variety of these vehicles, exploring how they work and how they are used. Features include a glossary, additional resources, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Encyclopedias is an imprint of Abdo Reference, a division of ABDO.