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IDF Military Vehicles 1948-1998 The First 50 Years
ISBN 0 646 36002 7
226 PAGES, A4 soft cover, perfect bound containing over 230 photos and 36 1/76 scale plans for
$Aust55.00 inclusive of GST. Cost to overseas customers is $Aust 70.00 including AIRMAIL postage Payment optionsThe book describes the development of IDF military vehicles from the earliest sandwich armoured trucks of 1948 through captured vehicles to Shermans, Centurions and Pattons up to the latest Israeli designed Merkava III and the super MBT based engineer assault vehicles.
Each vehicle group has its own chapter and is generally supported by 1/76 scale constant scale plans and photos. Photos have been selected from private collections, manufacturers and government sources. Most are seen here for the first time.
Retail and wholesale enquiries are welcome and can be directed to sales@mheaust.com.au
Contents
| Introduction 1 Historical perspective 2 Israeli Sandwich Armour 3 Early Captured Vehicles 1948-49 4 The Sherman In Israeli Service 5 US Half Tracks In Israeli Service 6 Israeli Special Purpose Sherman 7 The Centurion Sh'ot 8 American Patton Tanks - Magach 9 M113 APC (Zelda) in IDF Service 10 Blazer Explosive Reactive Armour 11 Captured Soviet Main Battle Tanks 12 Captured Armoured Personnel Carriers 13 Merkava - Home Grown Tank 14 Jeeps in Israeli Service |
15 Soft Skin Support Vehicles 16 Tank Transporters 17 US Modern Self Propelled Artillery 18 French AMX Tanks 19 Indigenous Designs 20 Towed Artillery 21 Self Propelled Rocket Artillery 22 Armoured cars 23 Engineer equipment 24 Big Cats and Cruelty 25 The Illusive Israeli Colour 26 Israeli Military Markings 27 Supply of Equipment |
Appendix A The Sherman Tank of World War II
Appendix B References and Further Reading
Appendix C IDF Museums Containing Military Vehicles
Appendix D Military Vehicle Scale Plans
Appendix E United States Army Ordnance Vehicle and Engine
Nomenclature
Appendix F Scale it down, scale it up
Appendix G IDF terms
Book Reviews:
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Links Israeli Military Vehicles - The First 50 Years 1948-1998 Review
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Complimentary reviews of this book have been published in Journal of Museum Ordnance, Military Modelling and Military in Scale.
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