Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965 [Hardcover]

Thomas Berndt (Author)

Book Description

Series: Standard Catalog of Us Military Vehicles | Publication Date: March 1993

Tom Berndt gives in-depth profiles of 281 models manufactured from 1940 to 1965 and delivers accurate historical, technical, and pricing information about collectible U.S. military vehicles.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 272 pages
• Publisher: Krause Publications; 2nd edition (March 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873412230
• ISBN-13: 978-0873412230
• Product Dimensions: 10.9 x 8.5 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,295,343 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars where are the pretty pictures?, November 17, 2000

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Gil (IL) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965 (Hardcover)

I bought this book as an art refferance material and was a bit dissapointed to find out that the photos inside were not as good as the ones on the cover , which shows great looking pictures in vivid colors , crisp and full of details . Inside despite the good quality paper the photos are all b&w and clearly were not taken by profesional photographer , some are bit blury , the details are not clear in most cases and some were taken in poor lighting conditions which means part of the vehicle is lit and part is just a black shade .

For the die hard military vehicles fans its the right book I guess , for the extensive information on each moudle and pricing . The categories range from jeeps to light and heavy trucks to tanks and more , as well as amphibious but the motorcycles section is very small .

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Neat little reference!, February 10, 2008

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Trevor Ycas (Boulder, CO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965 (Hardcover)

I bought this hoping to answer some fairly specific questions about older (WWII-Korean era) vehicles. I found nearly all of my answers inside! Just enough photos, neat compilations of technical data and good depth/breadth of vehicles make this a good choice for any buff!

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent reference for MVs of the period, April 21, 2003

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This review is from: Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965 (Hardcover)

This book is a very good reference for military vehicles of the period. I have several other MV books but I always turn to this one because of its layout and decent photos. The photos are very good and the descriptions concise and brief.

The only negatives I can think of are that the prices are slightly out of date from my experience and sometimes too many models are grouped together.