Standard Catalog of U.S. Military Vehicles, 1940-1965

I bought this hoping to answer some fairly specific questions about older (WWII-Korean era) vehicles. I found nearly all of my answers inside! Just enough photos, neat compilations of technical data and good depth/breadth of vehicles make this a good choice for any buff!

This book is a very good reference for military vehicles of the period. I have several other MV books but I always turn to this one because of its layout and decent photos. The photos are very good and the descriptions concise and brief.The only negatives I can think of are that the prices are slightly out of date from my experience and sometimes too many models are grouped together.

This is a general overview of US military transport vehicles from WW2 to the present. Combat vehicles are present, but not as detailed coverage as other books. The "meat" of this book is the trucks, jeeps, tractors, etc. that keep an army operating. The book covers the diverse array of military vehicles that have ranged from the mundane to the outrageous. Obviously aimed at the vehicle enthusiast or military historian versus a model builder, the book contains handy data such as standardization dates, mechanical data, etc. This book is a good compliment to other publications that specialize in pictorial content. Overall a nice addition to the military vehicle researcher's shelf.