M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Owners' Workshop Manual: From 1980 (M1, M1A1, M1A2 models) - Couverture rigide

Newsome, Dr Bruce O.; Walton, Greg

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 1785210998 ISBN 13 : 9781785210990

Editeur : J H Haynes & Co Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

The American M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank revolutionary design combines a deadly main armament with a low profile and amazingly quick acceleration, entered service with the US Army in 1980. It was deployed extensively in the stand-offs of the Cold War, then went on to see combat during Gulf War (1991), the invasion of Iraq (2003), and in Afghanistan (2010). Supported by more than 300 photographs and illustrations, the Haynes M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank Manual tells the inside story of the most innovative tank on the battlefield today.

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À propos de l'auteur

Bruce Newsome, PhD, is Assistant Teaching Professor of International Relations at the University of California, Berkeley. Previously he consulted to the US Army on weapon acquisitions, force structure, training, and logistics, while employed by the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California. He went on to teach at the Defence Academy of the United Kingdom, where he passed the AFV Design courses. He first served on M1 Abrams tanks in the Pennsylvania National Guard. He now volunteers in the Tank Museum’s archives and workshops.

Greg Walton served with the US Army on the M60, and on the M1 Abrams in the Gulf War. Now with the FBI, Greg has been involved in counter-terrorism work in Afghanistan and more recently with the FBI's SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics Teams).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: J H Haynes & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1785210998
• ISBN 13: 9781785210990
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 160
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Haynes; gpsr.haynesuk@infopro-digital.com; ; Sparkford; Yeovil; Somerset; BA22 7JJ; Royaume-Uni