U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles in World War II

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U.S. Army Diamond T Vehicles in World War II

By: Andres, Didier

ISBN: 9781636241609

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"No serious library focused on WWII vehicles should miss including this volume on its shelves." ― History in Motion

Between 1940 and 1945, Diamond T Motor Car Company supplied just over 50,000 vehicles to the US military, and also to the Allies. Of this, just over 30,000 were heavy 4-ton 6x6 trucks of varying types: cargo, tow truck, pontoon carrier, engineer, cartographic, etc. The "Diamond" would serve in all theaters of operations, wherever its robustness and reliability were necessary to complete the mission. Due to its expertise, Diamond T also produced the famous half-track, with more than 10,000 manufactured. All of these models are described in this work by Didier Andres, an expert in the subject. The text is illustrated throughout using archival and period photographs and diagrams.

Table of Contents

Introduction: The Diamond T Story

1: The beginning
2: The first generation: Diamond T Model 967
3: The second generation: Diamond T Models 968, 969 & 970
4: The third generation: Diamond T Models 968A, 969A, 970A/968B, 969B and 970B
5: Cargo Trucks Model 968 & 968A
6: Wrecker Trucks Model 969 & 969A
7: Pontoon Trucks Model 970 & 970A
8: Dumper Truck Model 972
9: Canadian Trucks Model 975 & 975A
10: Bare frames
11: Special uses
12: Half-tracks
13: Prime Mover Trucks 980 & 981
14: Production
15: Data sheets

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