M3 Infantry Half-Track 1940-73 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781855324671)

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.

Author: Steven J. Zaloga
ISBN-10: 1855324679
ISBN-13: 9781855324671
Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
Language: English
Published: 01/16/1995
Pages: 48
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.45lbs
Size: 9.73h x 7.27w x 0.17d

About the Author
Steven J. Zaloga was born in 1952, received his BA in history from Union College, and his MA from Columbia University. He has published numerous books and articles dealing with modern military technology, especially armoured vehicle development. His main area of interest is military affairs in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe in the Second World War, and he has also written extensively on American armoured forces.