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

~ (Author) "The Jeep has been a vehicle of war and peace, so it seems fitting that its ancestry can be traced back to both..." (more)
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Product Description

This book has over 130 photographs with 50 in full color! It contains all the essential facts about war-time Willys, Ford and Bantam Jeeps. A history, description and analysis of all models and variants. Including specifications and production figures.

About the Author

Graham Scott is editor of the British magazine "Off Road & 4 Wheel Drive". Having started on two wheels, as a motorcycle journalist, he has now moved on to four wheels, but does not expect to increase that number. He has driven just about every type of 4X4 and he has a special place in his heart for the Jeep - a machine that started an industry and a lifestyle.

Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Zenith Press (September 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1870979761
• ISBN-13: 978-1870979764
• Product Dimensions: 10.1 x 8.2 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #189,462 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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19 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good WWII jeep starter book, January 13, 1999

By A Customer

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.

4.0 out of 5 stars Jeep book, August 31, 2007

By	P. G. Mckelvy - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Jeep Review...Vintage ....., August 10, 2001

By	Howard H. Ragan (BEAVERTON, OR United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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....