Publisher Description

A comprehensive and fully illustrated account of all the vehicles needed to move, use, and maintain communications equipment vital to the success of the U.S. Army during World War II, including trucks, workshop trucks, vans and trailers all designed by the Signal Corps, described in technical detail and illustrated by hundreds of period photos. AUTHOR: Didier Andres, born 1959 in Verviers, Belgium, is a military historian and specialist of American WW2 softskin vehicles. He has gathered over the years an impressive collection of original pictures and documents, that he has been sharing for 20 years with other enthusiasts, through articles and books.

Author Biography

Didier Andres, born in Verviers in Belgium, was passionate about military history and particularly about American vehicles of World War II. He had a large archive of documents and imagery, and contributed to books and magazines for over twenty years. He was the author of U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks, U.S. Army Ambulances & Medical Vehicles, U.S. Army Signal Corps Vehicles, and U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction2. Development3. Radars4. Radios5. Multi-use vehicles6. Specialised vehicles7. Specialised trailers8. Telephones9. Examples

Review

"Offering hundreds of Signal Corps photos, many showing the vehicles deployed in action around the world, Andres includes enough details to make this book a valuable reference for anyone interested in WWII and communications history."-- "The Spectrum Monitor"
"...a valuable resource whose breadth and depth of information makes it indispensable to military historians, radio and motor vehicle enthusiasts, WWII re-enactors, collectors of militaria, military model builders and technology buffs of all stripes."-- "K9YA Telegraph"
"Interspersed throughout the book are tables which detail the systems used and individual specifications. The hundreds of period photos are all very clear and have reproduced very nicely in this book"-- "IPMS/USA"
"...a worthy addition to any personal library; whether it belongs to an historian, a vehicle restorer, or a builder of military miniatures."-- "War Wheels"
"This was a very interesting book to read and has a wealth of information about the US Army Signal Corps during WWII...Highly Recommended for beginner to advanced builders."-- "AMPS"
"Enjoyed it."-- "Historical Miniatures Gaming Society"
"This book will be of great interest to modelers, military historians and researchers alike."-- "AMPS Indianapolis"
"The author has written several other books on similar vehicles so is well qualified to tackle this particular subject. He also goes into the K classifications that were peculiar to vehicles obtained for the Signal Corps. Add to it a bevy of superb period photos and you have a book that is fascinating reading on a subject that few of us really consider."-- "ModelingMadness.Com"
"...the book is a dream to hold, be intrigued by, and riveted to until conclusion. First and foremost, the narrative in clear, clean, and, for the most part, not all that technical. In clear, precise, easy, and enjoyable to digest narration, we are privy to the World War II American and British secrets of the latest developments in radars, radios, multi-use vehicles, specialized vehicles, specialized trailers, telephones, and the like."-- "Argunners"

Review Quote

"This was a very interesting book to read and has a wealth of information about the US Army Signal Corps during WWII...Highly Recommended for beginner to advanced builders."

Feature

Hundreds of period photos covering all the details of the trucks, vans and trailers vital to maintain the communications of the U.S. Army in WWII.

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