U.S.Military Wheeled Vehicles (Crestline automotive series) [Hardcover]

Fred Crismon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1992 | Series: Crestline automotive series

A timeless classic vehicle history book, over 2100+ photos of US military vehicles - 1900 to 1983. Covers everything from bicycles, jeeps, 4X4's, 6X6's, 8X8's, 1/4 ton's to 50 ton trucks. A must for military vehicle enthusiasts and collectors.

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Fred Crismon is one of the foremost authority, if not THE authority on trucks of all kinds. A prolific collector and writer. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 472 pages
• Publisher: TBS The Book Service Ltd; 1St Edition edition (December 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0912612215
• ISBN-13: 978-0912612218
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,148,856 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Photo Dictionary of US Military Vehicles, December 19, 2000

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Gerald P. Owens (Pompano Beach, FL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles (Crestline Series) (Hardcover)

Fred Crismon has accumulated an immense library of photographs, a chronicle of US military motor vehicles from 1900 to the 1980's, and he offers us about 400 of them in this volume. It covers hundreds of machines, some now totally obscure, and the book offers info on both military and civilian designs. It is divided up according to the number of axles, powered and unpowered, and each section is chronologically arranged. The book includes performance specifications and the general history of each design. For well-known types like the jeep, the book is less useful than specialty publications, but it excels in obscure types, particularly those serving wth the peacetime army. There are also sections devoted to specialty types like staff cars, ambulances, and wreckers. It is well worth tracking down.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thorough, May 30, 2007

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This review is from: U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles (Paperback)

Probably the best overall book on the subject. The photos, although some of poor quality, are worth the price of admission alone. If you are looking for an "encyclopedic" work on the subject of military vehicles, this is for you. Organized logically and its easy to find stuff.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazing collection of photos!, January 29, 2007

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A. Vaughan (Connecticut) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: U.S. Military Wheeled Vehicles (Paperback)

I just recieved my copy this morning and was floored by the shear number of photos. Some of the subjects covered are incredibly obscure; from the overland train to the teracruzer. An absolutly huge book that is a great reference item. The one thing that sold me on this book was the fact that it actually includes fire apparatus, it's very rare to find any reference photos of military fire apparatus anywhere... My only complaint is that it stops in the '80s and there aren't any color photos except the front and back cover.