M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940-73 Format: Paperback

Zaloga, Steven J.; Sarson, Peter [Illustrator]

ISBN 10: 1855324679 / ISBN 13: 9781855324671

Published by MacMillan Publishers, 1995

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940-73 Format: Paperback
• Publisher: MacMillan Publishers
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1855324679
• ISBN 13: 9781855324671
• Binding: Soft cover
• Illustrator: Sarson, Peter
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

As armoured warfare tactics matured, mechanised infantry became a key ingredient in what is now called 'combined arms' doctrine. For the US Army of World War 2, the most important technical aspect of infantry mechanisation was the development of the M3 half-track personnel carrier. Steven Zaloga guides the reader through the early 1930s development of the half-track, its first deployment in action in the Philippines in 1941 and its varied and vital role in international deployments since World War 2. This authoritative text also examines the operators of half-tracks and the troops that they carried.

About the Authors

Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.

Peter Sarson has produced graphic cutaways for many armoured vehicle publications, and is regarded as one of the world's great illustrators of military vehicles. Peter lives and works in Dorset.