Technicals
Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces
Seiten
2018
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-2251-2 (ISBN)
Osprey Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-4728-2251-2 (ISBN)
The first military history of the fast, agile, heavily armed and readily available technical, examining more than 30 years of tactical and technological development.
In recent history, the ‘technical’ or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle of modern warfare.
Harking back to the armed Jeeps and Chevrolet trucks of the SAS and Long Range Desert Group in North Africa in World War II, the world’s first insurgent technicals were those of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army in Algeria in the late 1970s, followed by the Chadian use of technical in the so-called Toyota War against Libya. Since then, technicals have seen use in Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, as well as being used by Western and Russian Special Forces.
Fully illustrated with commissioned artwork and providing rigorous analysis, this is the first history of how this deceptively simple fighting vehicle has been used and developed in conflicts worldwide.
In recent history, the ‘technical’ or armed pick-up truck has become arguably the most ubiquitous military land vehicle of modern warfare.
Harking back to the armed Jeeps and Chevrolet trucks of the SAS and Long Range Desert Group in North Africa in World War II, the world’s first insurgent technicals were those of the Sahrawi People's Liberation Army in Algeria in the late 1970s, followed by the Chadian use of technical in the so-called Toyota War against Libya. Since then, technicals have seen use in Somalia, Iraq, Afghanistan and Libya, as well as being used by Western and Russian Special Forces.
Fully illustrated with commissioned artwork and providing rigorous analysis, this is the first history of how this deceptively simple fighting vehicle has been used and developed in conflicts worldwide.
Leigh Neville is an Australian national who has written many books on modern warfare and special operations forces in Afghanistan and Iraq, their weapons and their vehicles. He has also consulted on military topics for several wargame companies and television documentary makers. Peter Dennis studied Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects.
Introduction
Origins
The Toyota War
Somalia: The Rise of the Technical
The Taliban's APC: Afghanistan 2001 onwards
The Men of Sacrifice: Iraq 2003
The Libyan Civil War
The Endless War: Iraq and Syria 2011 onwards
Back to Africa: Mali, Sudan, Somalia, Yemen
Pimp my Hilux: Special Operations Forces Pick-ups
Bibliography
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 17.04.2018 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | New Vanguard |
| Illustrationen | Peter Dennis |
| Zusatzinfo | Illustrated throughout with 40 photos and 8 pages of colour illustrations |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 182 x 246 mm |
| Gewicht | 180 g |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Zeitgeschichte | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4728-2251-X / 147282251X |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4728-2251-2 / 9781472822512 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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