World Encyclopedia of Military Motorcycles by Pat Ware

World Encyclopedia of Military Motorcycles by Pat Ware

Motorcycles entered military service in World War I, replacing the mounted despatch rider and mechanizing machine-gun and stretcher units. The conflict brought an enormous upsurge in the use of motorcycles in Europe and America. This comprehensive new book covers the lively history of the machines, highlighting the roles of military motorcycles, and how they have evolved. An A-Z directory focuses on 160 motorcycles, showing their diversity. Detailed specification boxes are featured for every motorcycle described. This expertly written book, with its wealth of rare and previously unseen photographs, provides enthusiasts and historians with key information about these diverse and multi-tasking vehicles.

Ware, Pat: - Pat Ware is a leading expert on the history of military vehicles and a prolific writer of books and articles on every aspect of the subject. His most recent publications include a study of the military Jeep and encyclopaedias of military vehicles and motorcycles. He was the founding editor of Classic Military Vehicle magazine in 2001 and continues to contribute to the magazine as well as writing a military column for Land Rover World.

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ISBN 13	9780754819608
ISBN 10	0754819604
Title	World Encyclopedia of Military Motorcycles
Author	Pat Ware
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Anness Publishing
Year published	2016-12-31
Number of pages	256
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