Sherman Tank, Vol. 3: America's M4a2 Medium Tank in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Sherman Tank, Vol. 3: America's M4a2 Medium Tank in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Powered by twin General Motors diesel engines, the M4A2 Sherman was the standard tank of the US Marine Corps during WWII. In such service, having a common fuel with many of the landing craft simplified logistics. The M4A2 was also supplied in large numbers to Russia as well as the British. The M4A2

Sherman Tank Vol. 1: America's M4a1 Medium Tank in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Sherman Tank, Vol. 2: America's M4 and M4 (105) Medium Tanks in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Volume 2 on the famed Sherman medium tank covers the welded-hull, radial-engine-equipped M4 and documents its development and production through its many variations, as well as its combat use around the globe. Produced by Chrysler, Pressed Steel Car Company, Alco, Pullman-Standard, and Baldwin

Sherman Tank, Vol. 4: The M4a3 Medium Tank in World War II and Korea (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Powered by a massive Ford V-8 engine, the M4A3 Sherman was the standard tank of the US Army during the later stages of WWII, as well as the Korean War. The M4A3 was also supplied to the Marines during WWII, when the Corps faced a shortage of their preferred M4A2. The M4A3 was used by both services

Stuart Tank, Vol. 1: The M3, M3a1, and M3a3 Versions in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

M3 Medium Tank: The Lee and Grant Tanks in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

The M3 Lee was America's first mass-produced combat tank. Its unusual configuration of hull-mounted 75 mm gun and turret-mounted 37 mm cannon was a result of the rush to get the vehicle in production following Nazi Germany's rapid advances in Europe. Following heavy British tank losses in France,

M24 Chaffee, Vol. 1: American Light Tank in World War II, Korea, and Vietnam (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

The M24 Chaffee was the finest light tank developed by the US during WWII. This tank was developed by Cadillac, which, along with farm equipment manufacturer Massey-Harris, produced the vehicles. These tanks were used by the US during WWII and Korea and, during the post-WWII era, were supplied to

Panzerkampfwagen III: Germany's Early World War II Main Tank (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

The Panzerkampfwagen III, or Panzer III as it is more commonly known, was a fixture in German armor formations during WWII. Initially developed to combat armored vehicles, in time the type evolved into an infantry support tank. Although production of the Panzer III ended in 1943, the type remained

Sherman: The M4 Tank in World War II (Esteve Michel)(Pevná vazba)

Fully illustrated, exceptionally detailed account of the development and deployment of the M4 Sherman in World War II.The Medium Tank, M4, better known to the British as the Sherman, was the most widely used medium tank by the United States and western Allies in World War II. Reliable, relatively

Tigers I and II: Germany's Most Feared Tanks of World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Germany's Tiger tank, whether in the form of the Tiger I or later Tiger II (King Tiger), was the most feared tank of WWII. Despite production totaling fewer than 2,000 units, its heavy armor, its power, and perhaps the even more powerful Nazi propaganda machine ensured that the Tiger remains well

P-51 Mustang, Vol. 1: North American's Mk. I, A, B, and C Models in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

F6F Hellcat: Grumman's Ace Maker in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

P-47 Thunderbolt: Republic's Mighty Jug in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Liberty Ships: America's Merchant Marine Transport in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

Although not a weapon in the traditional sense of the word, arguably no item in the Allied arsenal contributed as much to the defeat of the Axis during WWII as did the Liberty ships. The 2,710 Liberty ships placed into service between 1941 and 1945 provided a vital link in the supply chain not only

M4 Sherman (Ware Pat)(Paperback)

The M4 Medium Tank - the Sherman was one of the most famous tanks of the Second World War. It was produced in greater numbers than any other Allied tank, it fought on every front in Western Europe, on the Eastern Front, in North Africa, Burma, the Pacific and it continued to serve effectively as a

Spearhead: An American Tank Gunner, His Enemy, and a Collision of Lives in World War II (Makos Adam)(Pevná vazba)

From the bestselling author of A Higher Call comes the untold story of a World War II tank company fighting from Normandy to the Rhine, where a humble gunner would meet destiny in an iconic duel. Clarence Smoyer began the war as a gentle giant, a factory worker from Pennsylvania coal country

COBI - 2711 II WW Sherman M4A3E8 Easy Eight, 1:48, 320 k

  | Pokud jsi fanouškům vojenské techniky tak tento historický model tanku ti nemůže chybět! Stavebnice historického tanku M4A3E8 Sherman z druhé světové války. Koncem konfliktu v Evropě služba tohoto modelu neskončila. V následujících letech se Sherman připojil k americkým

Tiger Tank (Fletcher David)(Pevná vazba)

The German Tiger I was the most feared battle tank of the Second World War. Its invincibility lay in its main 8.8cm gun and heavy defensive armour. Tiger Tank gives a rare insight into acquiring, owning and operating one of these awesome fighting machines, using the UK's Tank Museum's Tiger 131 -

Medium Tank M3 Lee I (Zajaczkowski Slawomir)(Paperback)

The M3 General Lee was an American medium tank from the World War II era, also used by the British army. In the US, known as Lee, in the United Kingdom as Grant. The M3 tank was created as a result of the need to replace the obsolete M2 tank, which did not match the WWII battlefield. The serial

Churchill Infantry Tank (Fletcher David)(Paperback)

David Fletcher's history of the most important British-made tank of World War II. The NVG covers all seven Marks of Churchill gun tank with variations and the curious self-propelled gun of 1941/42, but not the so-called Funnies or the armored recovery vehicle variants. It will begin with the

Marine Tank Battles in the Pacific (Gilbert Oscar E.)(Pevná vazba)

No previous book has been devoted to Marine Corps armor in World War II. Gilbert's gripping narrative combines exhaustive detail on Marine armor and combat with moving eyewitness accounts, never before published, of what it was actually like to be a Marine tanker in action in the

Patton's Panthers: The African-American 761st Tank Battalion in World War II (Sasser Charles W.)(Paperback)

On the battlefields of World War II, the men of the African-American 761st Tank Battalion under General Patton broke through enemy lines with the same courage with which they broke down the racist limitations set upon them by others -- proving

P-38 Lightning, Vol. 2: Lockheed's P-38J to P-38M in World War II (Doyle David)(Pevná vazba)

This second of two volumes continues the P-38 story by focusing on the later, mass-produced models of this historic fighter--P-38J through P-38M. Each type is examined through carefully researched archival photos, as well as photographs of currently preserved examples. Known to the enemy during

M4 Sherman: M4, M4a1, M4a4 Firefly (Mokwa Stanislaw Krzysztof)(Paperback)

The M4 Sherman was the most popular American tank of World War II. Between February, 1942, and June, 1945, a total of 49.000 units of all versions were produced.Dozens of variants of M4 tanks were created. They differed in the method of hull production (welded, riveted, cast) as well as turret,