Author: Francois Verlinden
Publisher: Verlinden Productions, Inc., ISBN: 9070932296
Pages: 36 pages
FORMAT: JPG
Focusing entirely on various vehicles and
equipment utilized by U.S. Forces serving in the Persian
Gulf during Operation Desert Storm. All of the
photographs in the book were taken by members of the
U.S. Army serving with the 131st Engineers, a combat
support equipment company of the Vermont Army National
Guard. The photographs vividly portray the unique
atmosphere experienced by U.S. Armed forces in the
desert war. Unique depictions of the fighting men and
their equipment are portrayed in combat service, showing
such details as camouflage, maintenance, weathering,
battle damage, and captured equipment. Some of the
fighting vehicles covered include M577 Forward Control
Vehicles, M113 Armored Personnel Carriers, M3 Bradley
Armored Cavalry Vehicles, M1 Abrams Main Battle
Tanks, Heavy Expanded Mobility Tactical Trucks (HEMTT),
M109 Self Propelled Howitzers, M270 Multiple Launch
Rocket Systems (MLRS), M88 Armored Recovery Vehicles,
and damaged, destroyed, and captured Iraqi equipment
like the Russian-built T-72 and T-55 tanks. This
fantastic volume is a great reference
for the military enthusiast, modeler, or history buff.
Size: 22 Mb (36 pages / 76 full color photographs)
Description: Hundreds of maps and photographs
illustrate the major battles and campaigns of the Second
World War. A photograph of this book is available on
request.
Contents
Introduction 6
Blitzkrieg 10
The War in Northern Waters 32
The Desert War and the Mediterranean 42
Soviet Ambitions Betrayed 64
The Course of Global Conflict: 1939-45 78
The Japanese Juggernaut 96
The Italian Campaign 108
Ebb Tide in the Pacific 120
Retaking Burma: The Forgotten War 138
Russia Finds Its Strength 148
Fortress Europe Overthrown 166
Index 190
