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M551 Sheridan

US Airmobile Tanks 1941–2001

Steven J. Zaloga (Author) Tony Bryan

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English
Osprey
20 May 2012
Series: New Vanguard
ALSO AVAILABLE TO BUY AS AN E-BOOK. Since the advent of airmobile warfare, there have been numerous attempts to support paratroopers with attached armored vehicles. This book tells the story of the US experience with air-mobile tanks, starting with their efforts in World War II. However, full success was not achieved until the production of the M551 Sheridan. The history of this tank provides the focal point of this book, highlighting the difficulties of combining heavy firepower in a chassis light enough for airborne delivery. The book examines its controversial debut in Vietnam, and its subsequent combat history in Panama and Operation Desert Storm. It rounds out the story by examining the failed attempts to replace the Sheridan with other armored vehicles.

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Illustrated by:   Tony Bryan
Imprint:   Osprey
Country of Publication:   United Kingdom
Volume:   No. 153
Dimensions:   Height: 248mm,  Width: 184mm,  Spine: 5mm
Weight:   200g
ISBN:   9781846033919
ISBN 10:   1846033918
Series:   New Vanguard
Pages:   48
Publication Date:  
Audience:   General/trade ,  ELT Advanced
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Introduction · Design and development · Operational history · Further reading

Steven J. Zaloga received his BA in history from Union College and his MA from Columbia University. He has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Reviews for M551 Sheridan: US Airmobile Tanks 1941–2001

"""This is a small book, but it contains an awful lot of information. It is well illustrated with both color and black & white photographs. It also talks about other tanks intended for airborne use, both those that went before the Sheridan and those that followed."" --www.books-on-line.com ""One of the world's foremost armor experts, Steven Zaloga, applies his formidable archives to the American airborne tank in M551 Sheridan."" --Jon Guttman, Vietnam Magazine (August 2009) ""Author Zaloga does his usual superb job of telling the fascinating story of this rather unique vehicle and its predecessors. Thanks to a fine selection of photographs as well as the outstanding illustrations of Tony Bryan, we get to see how the M551 changed from first development to the end of its career. Another superb addition to the New Vanguard series and one that I am sure you will enjoy. Buy with confidence."" --Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com (April 2009)"


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