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Essential Military Jeep: Willys, Ford & Bantam Models, 1941-45 (Essential Series)

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I think the essential military jeep is a nice starter jeep book if you are interested in the GPW/MB. I own a 42 GPW script and I found it a very good starting point in terms of pictures and reference material. It fills in a lot of the details about jeep production etc. It would be excellent for a plastic modeller as well. If you own a MB/GPW, then you will quickly want to move on to the All-American Wonder series by Ray Crowdery, and Larwrence Nabholtz's self-published book.

Very good book with good photos of WWII era Jeeps. A must for anyone thinking of making one of these a restoration project.

Back in early days of the requirements for a four wheel drive vehicle, before the big war....many plans had been submitted. In the end, Bantam,Ford and Willys were tested...Willys came thru and was accepted...Ford was also into the act, under license and both companies went into production, making one of the best known combat seasoned vehicles of the War, The Jeep.This book gives a run down on the design and planning of the Jeep....right up to 1945...It is a worthy book, well illustrated and deserves a place on the coffee table! Howard Ragan, Beaverton Oregon....