U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles

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Although published in 1983, U.S. Wheeled Military Vehicles remains the most complete reference book ever done on its subject. Researched by Ret. Major Fred W. Crismon, a noted expert in the field of military vehicles, this title was awarded a Certificate of Excellence by the Society of Automotive Historians in 1984. The book gives a a fantastically detailed account of virtually every wheeled motorized vehicle used by the U.S. military services from pre-1900 until the mid-1980s, including those used by the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, & Coast Guard. Sectioned into 18 chapters, each division covers in chronological order the development & progress of specific types of vehicles, ranging from adaptations of civilian products to all-out military units. Among these separate chapters are those on armored cars; emergency apparatus; staff cars; amphibians; cargo trucks, & garrison vehicles. Also included in each chapter is a lengthy introduction explaining the development of each particular type, & also many photos of experimental units that led to the final operational vehicle. Containing 472 pages & 2,100 photos, the book is one of the largest ever done on this subject. A companion volume on tracked military vehicles is scheduled for 1991.