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Camp Colt to Desert Storm : The History of U.S. Armored Forces /

The tank revolutionized the battlefield in World War II. In the years since, additional technological developments--including nuclear weapons, ballistic missiles, computer assisted firing, and satellite navigation--have continued to transform the face of combat. The only complete history of U.S. arm...

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Otros Autores: Starry, Donn A. (Donn Albert), 1925-2011, Hofmann, George F.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, [1999]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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505 0 |a World War I : the birth of American armor / Dale E. Wilson -- Organizational milestones in the development of American armor, 1920-40 / Timothy K. Nenninger -- The Marine Corp's first experience with an amphibious tank / George F. Hofmann -- Army doctrine and the Christie tank : failing to exploit the operational level of war / George F. Hofmann -- World War II armor operations in Europe / Christopher R. Gabel -- Marine Corps armor operations in World War II / Joseph H. Alexander -- Post-World War II and Korea : paying for unpreparedness / Philip L. Bolte -- The Marine Corp's struggle with armor doctrine during the Cold War (1945-70) / Kenneth W. Estes -- The Patton tanks : the Cold War learning series / Oscar C. Decker -- Adaptation and impact : mounted combat in Vietnam / Lewis Sorley -- AirLand battle / Richard M. Swain -- "Lethal beyond all expectations" : the Bradley fighting vehicle / Diane L. Urbina -- The Abrams tank system / Robert J. Sunell -- The approach of mounted warfare in the Marine Corps (1970-95) / Kenneth W. Estes -- The hundred-hour thunderbolt armor in the Gulf War / Stephen A. Bourque -- Reflections / Donn A. Starry. 
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