Kenneth W Estes

M103 Heavy Tank 1950-74

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The T43 design represented the pinnacle of U.S. Army tank engineering of the late 1940s. The heavy tank proved fairly popular with its crews, who above all respected the powerful armament it carried. The outbreak of war in Korea brought a rush order in December 1950 which led to a complete production run of 300 vehicles. After 1951, the Marine Corps alone retained confidence in the heavy tank program, investing its scarce funds in the improvements necessary to bring about its fielding after a hurried production run in midst of the 'tank crisis' of the year 1950-51. The eventual retirement of the M103 in 1972, over 20 years after manufacture a… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Chasemore, Richard (Illustr.)

ISBN: 978-1-84908-982-1
EAN: 9781849089821
Produktnummer: 14844160
Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2013
Seitenangabe: 48 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 5'665 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 25 b/w; 22 col

Über den Autor

Kenneth W Estes is a 1969 Naval Academy graduate who served in a variety of command and staff assignments in the US Marine Corps until his retirement in 1993. He earned his doctorate in European History in 1984 and has taught at Duke University, the US Naval Academy, and local schools. He is the editor of several books, and has written extensively in military and academic journals throughout his career. Kenneth was made an Honorary Legionnaire in the Spanish Legion in 1992.