M60 Main Battle Tank 1960-91

Informationen zum Autor Richard Lathrop has a BA in History from Glassboro State College. He has always had an interest in military subjects and enjoys collecting and restoring military vehicles. Jim Laurier is a native of New England and lives in New Hampshire. He attended Paier School of Art in Hamden, Connecticut, from 1974–78, and since graduating with Honours, he has been working professionally in the field of Fine Art and Illustration. He has been commissioned to paint for the US Air Force and has aviation paintings on permanent display at the Pentagon. John McDonald has worked for many years in the production and maintenance of combat vehicles and their weapon systems. His experience includes thirteen years as a Worldwide Armored Vehicle Consultant and Overseas Co-production Manager, and he has conducted numerous operator, tactical and maintenance training classes for the US military. Klappentext Entering service in the early 1960s, the M60 tank was in production for 23 years and formed the backbone of US Army and Marine armoured units during the Cold War. Over 15,000 were built in four basic models: the M60, M60A1, M60A2, and the M60A3. Although the M60 had been phased out of US Army service by the time Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, M60s were amongst the first Allied tanks to enter Kuwait City with the US Marines. This book examines the design and deployment of the M60, a very widely used vehicle that is still in service today. Zusammenfassung The M60 Main Battle Tank was the principal US battle tank of the post-war years, and was sold to many countries around the world. This manual examines the design and operation of the vehicle, which saw extensive action throughout Operations Desert Shield and Desert Storm. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Design and Development Operation History Variants Colour plate commentary Index

Product details

• Authors: Richard Lathrop, Lathrop Richard, John McDonald, John N. McDonald
• Assisted by: Jim Laurier (Illustration), Laurier Jim (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9781841765518
• ISBN: 978-1-84176-551-8
• No. of pages: 48
• Dimensions: 180 mm x 244 mm x 10 mm
• Series: New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.; New Vanguard; Osprey New Vanguard S.
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; HISTORY / Military / Weapons, Military vehicles, Warfare & defence, Later 20th century c 1950 to c 1999, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, Modern warfare, c 1980 to c 1989, Specific wars and campaigns, Land forces and warfare