{"product_id":"on-the-road-to-victory-michael-harrison-9781526750433","title":"On the Road to Victory: The Rise of Motor Transport with the Bef on the Western Front","description":"The Great War produced many innovations, in particular the spectacular development by the British and French armies of motor transport.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe age-old problem of moving soldiers and their supplies was no different in 1914 than it had been some 2,400 years ago, when the great Chinese military thinker Sun Tzu informed his readers that the further an army marched into enemy territory, the more the cost of transport increased, even to the point that more supplies were consumed by the transportation of men and their horses than was delivered to the troops.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing many previously unpublished illustrations, including artists' impressions, this book tells the story of the men and women who made motor transport  MT] work for the victorious British Army on the Western Front, so that in 1918, the humble lorry did indeed help propel the British Army forward 'On the Road to Victory'.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael Harrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1526750430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781526750433\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen \u0026amp; Sword Military\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/08\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Michael Harrison","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43941239488767,"sku":"9781526750433","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_24c69a47-aed0-4ad9-b4ab-cb498e059f61.jpg?v=1681451744","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/on-the-road-to-victory-michael-harrison-9781526750433","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}