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Bradley

By: Presidio Press

Type: Hardcover

Product Line: Military History Books (Presidio Press)

Last Stocked on 7/7/2024

Product Info

Title
Bradley
Publisher
Category
Author
R.P. Hunnicutt
Publish Year
1999
Dimensions
8.75x11.25x1.5"
NKG Part #
2148060547
Type
Hardcover

Description

This entry in R. P. Hunnicutt's unrivaled 10-volume history of American armored fighting vehicles focuses on the spectrum of armored personnel carriers with a focus on the Bradley fighting vehicle (BFV). Operations in WWII indicated a need for an armored vehicle with improved protection and reliable mobility for transporting soldiers in and out of battle. To address this need, development began on full-tracked armored personnel carriers with overhead protection before WWII came to a close. Development continued into the postwar period. One result of this program was the M59 armored infantry vehicle, which was pioneered as a low-production-cost vehicle and had the added benefit of being amphibious, a quality that became required in all armored personnel carriers that succeeded it.