Military Truck Archive 11: British Wheeled Armour
Military Truck Archive 11: British Wheeled Armour is made to order and will ship directly from the factory as soon as it is in stock.
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Delivery & Returns
Delivery & Returns
We use the Royal Mail, DHL Express or UPS for our customers. For UK addresses, deliveries under 10kg are a standard £4.95 via Royal Mail Tracked 48 Service. For orders over 10kg and overseas customers, postage is calculated for you at checkout once you have entered your postal address. This price, does not include any potential custom charges that may apply, depending on the product or destination, as every country has very different import duties / taxes. Online exclusive products (such as trainers) will be delivered to you directly from the printer, separate from other items in your order, but your postage fee covers ALL items in your order.
If you are unhappy with your purchase, please email shop@tankmuseum.org within fourteen (14) working days of receiving your goods, and return it to us at the address below, in its original condition, unopened (with any seals and shrink-wrap intact) and we will issue you a full refund or replace it. Goods must be returned at your own cost. If the item is faulty, you do not need to return it, we will send you a replacement free of charge.
Military Truck Archive 11: British Wheeled Armour
Description
Description
The Military Trucks Archive volume 11 explores a range of British wheeled armoured vehicles in a lively 98 paged magazine that will appeal to both enthusiasts and historians. Chapters in this book include:
Armoured Mobility, Armoured Cars, Armoured Command Vehicles
Armoured Personnel Carriers, Protected Patrol Vehicles, Scout Cars and Reconnaissance Vehicles, Trucks and Miscellaneous Armour.
Despite the addition of crude armour to Fowler traction engines for use in the Boer War, what is generally considered to be the worlds first armoured vehicle was produced by Frederick R Simms, in conjunction with Vickers, Sons and Maxim in June 1899, preceding the development of the tank by at least 15 years.
In truth, it was little more than an armoured cycle and would be better described as an 'armed vehicle', but, nevertheless, by mounting an air-cooled Maxim machine gun behind a forward-facing armoured shield, that was itself mounted on a motorised Beeston quad cycle, Simms had established the three principles of armoured-vehicle design.... Firepower, Mobility and protection.
