U.S. Army Tractor Trucks and Semitrailers
Seiten
2025
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-590-4 (ISBN)
Casemate Publishers (Verlag)
978-1-63624-590-4 (ISBN)
Illustrated reference work for all the types of tractor trucks and trailers that kept the U.S. Army supplied during World War II.
In the late 1930s, the U.S. Army began a significant overhaul of its vehicle fleet, shaping the logistics backbone of World War II. Affecting this effort were two major schools of thought regarding logistical support: some experts proposed the trailer or semitrailer, which had a physical separation between the mechanical part of the truck and the rear technical part containing supplies or specialist equipment; opponents encouraged the use of compact and inseparable assemblies to save time in the field. Both types of trucks would be used during World War I, complete trucks intended for the front and its immediate rear, the lines of communications and the staging area being the domain of tractors and semitrailers.
This book examines all the different weight categories of tractor trucks and semitrailers used by the U.S. Army during World War II. Illustrated with hundreds of period photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, the text discusses all variants including an array of specialized vehicles for units such as commissary, engineering, aviation, and cavalry.
In the late 1930s, the U.S. Army began a significant overhaul of its vehicle fleet, shaping the logistics backbone of World War II. Affecting this effort were two major schools of thought regarding logistical support: some experts proposed the trailer or semitrailer, which had a physical separation between the mechanical part of the truck and the rear technical part containing supplies or specialist equipment; opponents encouraged the use of compact and inseparable assemblies to save time in the field. Both types of trucks would be used during World War I, complete trucks intended for the front and its immediate rear, the lines of communications and the staging area being the domain of tractors and semitrailers.
This book examines all the different weight categories of tractor trucks and semitrailers used by the U.S. Army during World War II. Illustrated with hundreds of period photographs, illustrations, and diagrams, the text discusses all variants including an array of specialized vehicles for units such as commissary, engineering, aviation, and cavalry.
Introduction: To tow or not
1.50ton Tractor Trucks
2.50ton Tractor Trucks
4–5ton Tractor Trucks
5ton Tractor Trucks
5–6ton Tractor Trucks
7.5ton Tractor Trucks
12ton Tractor Trucks
20ton Tractor Trucks
Special series
Special semitrailers
Dollies
Postwar
| Erscheinungsdatum | 03.06.2025 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 150+ photographs |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 203 x 254 mm |
| Themenwelt | Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Militärfahrzeuge / -flugzeuge / -schiffe |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) | |
| Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► 1918 bis 1945 | |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-63624-590-0 / 1636245900 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-63624-590-4 / 9781636245904 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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