Author: Kay Jackson
Publisher: PowerKids Press
Keywords: vehicles, military, amazing, action, armored
Number of Pages: 24
Published: 2009-01
List price: $21.25
ISBN-10: 143582752X
ISBN-13: 9781435827523
Author: Jean-Denis G.G. Lepage
Publisher: McFarland & Company
Keywords: vehicles, tracks, trucks, motorcycles, amphibious, others, cars, guide, military, world, war, illustrated, german
Number of Pages: 220
Published: 2007-03-07
List price: $49.95
ISBN-10: 0786428988
ISBN-13: 9780786428984
While World War I introduced the world to modern warfare, it was World War II that saw the onset and use of motorized vehicles in combat. This volume presents a cross-section of the most common transport vehicles produced and used by the German army. Tanks plus auxiliary vehicles such as cars, motorcycles, vans, ambulances, trucks and tractors made it possible for the troops to keep moving. These lightly armored or unarmored vehicles--aka "soft skins"--operated behind the front lines, maintaining supply lines, connecting armies with their home bases, and ultimately determining the outcome of b
Authors:Kenzo Nonami, Farid Kendoul, Satoshi Suzuki, Wei Wang
Publisher: Springer
Keywords: aerial, vehicles, micro, unmanned, flying, robots, autonomous
Number of Pages: 330
Published: 2010-10-06
List price: $169.00
ISBN-10: 4431538550
ISBN-13: 9784431538554
Worldwide demand for robotic aircraft such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and micro aerial vehicles (MAVs) is surging. Not only military but especially civil applications are being developed at a rapid pace. Unmanned vehicles offer major advantages when used for aerial surveillance, reconnaissance, and inspection in complex and inhospitable environments. UAVs are better suited for dirty or dangerous missions than manned aircraft and are more cost-effective. UAVs can operate in contaminated environments, for example, and at altitudes both lower and higher than those typically traversed by m
Author: Committee on Autonomous Vehicles in Support of Nav
Publisher: National Academies Press
Keywords: operations, naval, support, vehicles, autonomous
Number of Pages: 256
Published: 2005-08-05
List price: $54.25
ISBN-10: 0309096766
ISBN-13: 9780309096768
Author: Committee on Undersea Vehicles and National Needs
Publisher: National Academies Pre
Keywords: needs, national, vehicles, undersea
Number of Pages: 116
Published: 1996-11-19
List price: $39.00
ISBN-10: 0309053846
ISBN-13: 9780309053846
Surveys challenges before the U.S. in understanding the processes within the sea and sea-atmosphere system in developing and managing ocean and seabed resources. Addresses the trends affecting the nation’s ability to work and measure in the sea. Paper.Book DescriptionThe United States faces decisions requiring information about the oceans in vastly expanded scales of time and space and from oceanic sectors not accessible with the suite of tools now used by scientists and engineers. Advances in guidance and control, communications, sensors, and other technologies for undersea vehicles can
Author: David Doyle
Publisher: Krause Publications
Keywords: vehicles, military, catalog, standard
Number of Pages: 496
Published: 2003-10
List price: $39.95
ISBN-10: 087349508X
ISBN-13: 9780873495080
This is the 2nd edition of this title, and has nearly doubled in size from the previous edition, published 10 years ago. Twice as many photos and pages have been added, making this the most comprehensive guide on the subject.. 1,000 b/w photos with an 8 page color section.
Author: Lee J. Ames
Publisher: Broadway
Keywords: vehicles, draw
Number of Pages: 64
Published: 1978-09-27
List price: $8.95
ISBN-10: 0385141548
ISBN-13: 9780385141543
Step-by-step instructions for drawing 50 different vehicles.
