M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants, 9781526743565
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Secret WWII weapon evolved into an iconic, go-anywhere, all-terrain vehicle.

M29 Weasel Tracked Cargo Carrier & Variants

rare photographs from wartime archives

$46.87

  • Paperback

    168 pages

  • Release Date

    25 April 2019

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Summary

The Indomitable Weasel: A History of the M29 Tracked Cargo Carrier

Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany’s atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud.

Always amphibious, th…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9781526743565
ISBN-10:1526743566
Series:Images of War
Author:Doyle, David
Publisher:Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Imprint:Pen & Sword Military
Format:Paperback
Number of Pages:168
Release Date:25 April 2019
Weight:536g
Dimensions:246mm x 189mm
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Critics Review

“David Doyle is a well-known author for plastic modelers thanks to his prolific releases of many subjects for various publishers. The reason is that the books are heavy on photo content with a nicely written potted history. This one is no exception with only over photos in one hundred sixty eight pages.”– “Model Kits Review”

About The Author

Doyle, David

An avid military vehicle enthusiast whose collection includes 10 Vietnam-era vehicles, it is not surprising that most of his 100+ published books focus on US military vehicles. In June 2015, he was presented the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, given in recognition of “the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide.” Some of David Doyle’s published works are - Panzerkampfwagen IV: The Backbone of Germany’s WWII Tank Forces; U.S. Half-Track Vehicles In Action; M151 Mutt In Action; The Complete DUKW Historical Reference; P-47 Thunderbolt In Action; B-17F Flying Fortress A Visual History of the B-17F Flying Fortress in WWII; USS Iowa (BB-61): The Story of “The Big Stick” from 1940 to the Present.

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