American military vehicles of World War I
Subtitle: an illustrated history of armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks
By: Albert Mroz.
Publisher: McFarland
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Jefferson, N.C
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780786439607
Subjects: Vehicles, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- United States; Armored vehicles, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century; Vehicles, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; Armored vehicles, Military -- United States -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works; United States -- Armed Forces -- Transportation -- History -- 20th century; World War, 1914-1918 -- Transportation; United States -- Armed Forces -- Transportation -- History -- 20th century -- Pictorial works
Genres: Pictorial works
Description: "This book analyzes how the advent of specialized motor vehicles during World War I indelibly altered modern warfare and transportation. It discusses several types of military vehicles, including armored cars, staff cars, motorcycles, ambulances, trucks, tractors and tanks. The book includes more than 300 photographs, along with a thorough chronology of the war"--Provided by publisher.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Bullets, blood and gasoline; title: The hunt for Pancho Villa; title: Clever minds and motors; title: Slogging through mud and smoke; title: Accelerated progress in the industrial revolution; title: New Allied vehicles dominate; title: Chronology of the war, 1914-1919.