Author: Bill Reid
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445682168
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A pictorial celebration of Britain's road recovery vehicles. A recovery vehicle, or breakdown wagon, is the type of truck you hope you will never have the need for.
British Recovery Vehicles
Author: Bill Reid
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445682168
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A pictorial celebration of Britain's road recovery vehicles. A recovery vehicle, or breakdown wagon, is the type of truck you hope you will never have the need for.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445682168
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 193
Book Description
A pictorial celebration of Britain's road recovery vehicles. A recovery vehicle, or breakdown wagon, is the type of truck you hope you will never have the need for.
British Military Trucks of World War Two
Author: Les Freathy
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783936519495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9783936519495
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Breakdown
Author: Brian S. Baxter
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780112904564
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780112904564
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 101
Book Description
British Tanks and Fighting Vehicles, 1914-1945
Author: Brian Terence White
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
Sherman Tank, Vol. 6
Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
ISBN: 9780764362347
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The United States, being at peace, had not foreseen the need for a specialized tank recovery vehicle, despite the ramping up of tank production in 1940-1941. However, observation of the new world war quickly pointed to the need for such a vehicle. Armored vehicles, immobilized for any reason, were easily destroyed by opposing troops, denying the possibility for recovery and repair or even the salvaging of parts after the battle. This book chronicles the development and use of the US and British military's Sherman tank-based armored recovery vehicles.
Publisher: Schiffer Military History
ISBN: 9780764362347
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The United States, being at peace, had not foreseen the need for a specialized tank recovery vehicle, despite the ramping up of tank production in 1940-1941. However, observation of the new world war quickly pointed to the need for such a vehicle. Armored vehicles, immobilized for any reason, were easily destroyed by opposing troops, denying the possibility for recovery and repair or even the salvaging of parts after the battle. This book chronicles the development and use of the US and British military's Sherman tank-based armored recovery vehicles.
How Britain Shaped the Manufacturing World, 1851–1951
Author: Philip Hamlyn Williams
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399015184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The peoples of the British Isles gave to the world the foundations on which modern manufacturing economies are built. This is quite an assertion, but history shows that, in the late eighteenth century, a remarkable combination of factors and circumstances combined to give birth to Britain as the first manufacturing nation. Further factors allowed it to remain top manufacturing dog well into the twentieth century while other countries were busy playing catch up. Through two world wars and the surrounding years, British manufacturing remained strong, albeit while ceding the lead to the United States. This book seeks to tell the remarkable story of British manufacturing, using the Great Exhibition of 1851 as a prism. Prince Albert and Sir Henry Cole had conceived an idea of bringing together exhibits from manufacturers across the world to show to its many millions of visitors the pre-eminence of the British. 1851 was not the start, but rather a pause for a bask in glory. This book traces back from the exhibits in Hyde Park’s Crystal Palace to identify the factors that gave rise to this pre-eminence, then follows developments up until the Festival of Britain exactly one century later. Steam power and communication by electric telegraph, both British inventions, predated the Exhibition. After it came the sewing machine and bicycle, motor car and aeroplane, but also electrical power, radio and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries where Britain played a leading part.
Publisher: Pen and Sword History
ISBN: 1399015184
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 274
Book Description
The peoples of the British Isles gave to the world the foundations on which modern manufacturing economies are built. This is quite an assertion, but history shows that, in the late eighteenth century, a remarkable combination of factors and circumstances combined to give birth to Britain as the first manufacturing nation. Further factors allowed it to remain top manufacturing dog well into the twentieth century while other countries were busy playing catch up. Through two world wars and the surrounding years, British manufacturing remained strong, albeit while ceding the lead to the United States. This book seeks to tell the remarkable story of British manufacturing, using the Great Exhibition of 1851 as a prism. Prince Albert and Sir Henry Cole had conceived an idea of bringing together exhibits from manufacturers across the world to show to its many millions of visitors the pre-eminence of the British. 1851 was not the start, but rather a pause for a bask in glory. This book traces back from the exhibits in Hyde Park’s Crystal Palace to identify the factors that gave rise to this pre-eminence, then follows developments up until the Festival of Britain exactly one century later. Steam power and communication by electric telegraph, both British inventions, predated the Exhibition. After it came the sewing machine and bicycle, motor car and aeroplane, but also electrical power, radio and the chemical and pharmaceutical industries where Britain played a leading part.
Supplying the British Army in the Second World War
Author: Janet Macdonald
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526725363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
During the Second World War, how were the multitude of items required by the soldiers in the front line selected, ordered and delivered, and how were they produced? In this the second volume in her detailed, scholarly study of the army’s logistical system, Janet Macdonald describes the necessity for central advanced planning for each expeditionary force as well as those engaged in home defence, and the complex organization of personnel who performed these tasks, from the government and military command in London to those who distributed the equipment on the battlefield. Armies have always required large amounts of material, but by the Second World War the numbers of men involved had grown exponentially, their equipment had become mechanized and their deployment was world wide. Elaborate planning and administration at every level had to ensure that items of all kinds were collected, transported and handed out in every theatre of the war. The scale of the operation was enormous and it had to be performed to critical timetables and was sometimes threatened by enemy action, and it was vital to the army’s success.
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
ISBN: 1526725363
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
During the Second World War, how were the multitude of items required by the soldiers in the front line selected, ordered and delivered, and how were they produced? In this the second volume in her detailed, scholarly study of the army’s logistical system, Janet Macdonald describes the necessity for central advanced planning for each expeditionary force as well as those engaged in home defence, and the complex organization of personnel who performed these tasks, from the government and military command in London to those who distributed the equipment on the battlefield. Armies have always required large amounts of material, but by the Second World War the numbers of men involved had grown exponentially, their equipment had become mechanized and their deployment was world wide. Elaborate planning and administration at every level had to ensure that items of all kinds were collected, transported and handed out in every theatre of the war. The scale of the operation was enormous and it had to be performed to critical timetables and was sometimes threatened by enemy action, and it was vital to the army’s success.
Armor
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 430
Book Description
Classic Trucks
Author: Roy Dodsworth
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445674416
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A fantastic selection of previously unpublished images of classic British trucks taken in recent years.
Publisher: Amberley Publishing Limited
ISBN: 1445674416
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 194
Book Description
A fantastic selection of previously unpublished images of classic British trucks taken in recent years.
Armoured Fighting Vehicles of the World: British and Commonwealth AFVs, 1940-46
Author: Duncan Crow
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Armored vehicles, Military
Languages : en
Pages : 336
Book Description