This book, written by James Lyles, a former Vietnam gun truck commander, is an authoritative reference on a number of special hybrid vehicles called Vietnam gun trucks and the extraordinary crews who manned them. During their 5 year history from late 1967 thru late 1972, Vietnam gun trucks were without a doubt the most important wheeled vehicles to see duty in Vietnam. They were mainly used for convoy security and installation perimeter defense, but were also used in other roles. It was originally thought that only 150 of these vehicles existed but the book now includes a list of over 350 gun truck names and rare photos of nearly 300 different guntrucks Volume I includes gun trucks and their swasbuckling crews with 80 pages of mostly color photos of regular 2-1/2 ton and 5-ton gun trucks, eyewitness accounts, humorous gun truck related short stories, full sized gun truck scale models. 2002, new copy, paper covers, 8 1/2 x 11, glossy page stock, 80 pages, will illustrated in B& W and color.
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Part 2 is almost available,
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This review is from: Hard Ride: Vietnam Gun Trucks, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Part 2 of Hard Ride; Vietnam Gun Trucks is almost available.Sample copies have arrived in the USA and are being distributed to vendors and reviewers to get their feedback. The sample copy is printed in Black and White. 70 plus pages. Part 2 The Hard Ride; Vietnam Gun Trucks by James Lyles was printed in November 2003 and attached to Part 1. Future sales in the USA of the book "The Hard Ride; Vietnam Gun Trucks" will include Part 1 and 2 as a package. A full color version of Part 2 was laid out by the publisher but was not printed due to the slow initial demand for Part 1. The Black and White version of Part 2 was attached to Part 1 to generate additional sales. This book has the ISBN: 971-93037-2-7 If and when a large order of at least 1000 copies is placed with the publisher, then a color printing of Part 2 will be available in six months in the USA. This will be assigned a new ISBN. ------- Table of Contents APCs: P. 1 Quad 50s P.10 Gun Trucks with Multi-angle Armor P.21 M37 ¾ ton Truck Beep P.23 M151 Gun Jeep P.27 Misnamed Gun Trucks P.31 Humorous Gun Truck Stories 2 P.32 Enemy Gun Truck P. 34 OPERATION LAM SON 719 / DEWEY CANYON II: 2 P. 36 Ambush Stories P. 39 Enemy Weapons P.55 Gun Truck Weapons P.57 Related Artwork P.63
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AMAZING photographic history of these fine machines,
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This review is from: Hard Ride: Vietnam Gun Trucks, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
This is quite possibly the richest collection of vietnam era photos I have ever seen, let alone collections of gun trucks. Too often in books on the subject of Vietnam you see the same old boring dry "war is hell" photos. This painstakingly assembled collection of everything having to do with gun trucks is well worth the purchase price, and every photo tells a story. Every time I pick it up I lose track of time studying the photos. Practically every single gun truck pic I have seen on the web comes from or is in this book, and in the book it is full color and in much better quality. There's no better book, article, website, etc. on the subject, bar none. You need this book! I am anxiously awaiting volume II
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Outstanding photo reference,
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A must-have for anyone even remotely interested in the ingenuity of American soldiers and troops during the war in Vietnam. Some of these designs are even being used today in Iraq & Afghanistan.I also have Volume 2, and these two books are invaluable references to not only the gun trucks themselves, but a good history of how our troops did their best to overcome adversity in wartime. Highly recommended for anyone interested in combat resupply and transportation.
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