M1 Abrams by David Grummitt

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Summary

Design and operational history of the US Abrams main battle tank from its Cold War origins, through its service in the Middle East, to its contemporary role in Nato.

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M1 Abrams by David Grummitt

Since its introduction in 1981, at the height of the Cold War, the Abrams main battle tank has been one of the most visible and iconic symbols of American military power, and it is the fascinating subject of this heavily illustrated historical and modeling guide in the TankCraft series by David Grummitt.Designed to meet head-on the massed tank forces of the Warsaw Pact, its combat debut in fact came in a different scenario in 1991 during the First Gulf War. Since then it has served in the peace-keeping role in the former Yugoslavia and seen combat in Iraq, Afghanistan and Yemen. It has gone through a series of modifications and modernizations that see it set to remain the backbone of the US Army until at least 2050.As well as charting the development and combat history of the vehicle, the book is illustrated throughout with color photos and specially commissioned color profiles. Five different models, covering the service history of the Abrams, are featured, as is modeler's guide to the existing kits and accessories in the all the popular scales.
David Grummitt is editor of Military Modelcraft International with more than a decade of building models and writing articles for publication. As well as being editor of MMI since 2009, he is a professional historian who has written several books on fifteenth- and sixteenth-century military and political history
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ISBN 13 9781526749758
ISBN 10 1526749750
Title M1 Abrams
Author David Grummitt
Series Tank Craft
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Year published 2019-11-04
Number of pages 64
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.