Steven J. Zaloga

HMMWV Humvee 1980-2005 (eBook, ePUB)

US Army tactical vehicle
Illustrator: Johnson, Hugh

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

The HMMWV, better known as the Humvee or Hummer, has set the world standard for army tactical vehicles since its introduction into the US Army in the 1980s. Designed to be the successor to the jeep of World War II with a greater load-bearing capacity, the Humvee has proven to be adaptable to a wide range of roles, including weapons carrier, missile launcher, command vehicle and other specialized types. This book traces the development and use of the Humvee and its variations, including the latest families of armored Humvees used in Iraq in 2003-05, and its adoption in a peacekeeping role the world over.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
• Seitenzahl: 48
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. Juli 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781849089685
• Artikelnr.: 40475449

Autorenporträt

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in History from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for three decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. 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.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction · HMMWV Origins · First-Generation HMMWV · Into Combat · HMMWV
Variants · Up-Armored HMMWVs: First Steps · The New Challenge: Operation
Iraqi Freedom · Hardening the HMMWV · New Problems: Exotic Solutions · 21st
Century HMMWV · International HMMWV · Missile HMMWVs · Electronic HMMWVs ·
Further Reading · Color Plate Commentary · Index