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U.S. Army Chevrolet Trucks in World War II : 1 ½-Ton, 4x4

Between 1940 and 1945, large numbers of trucks of all categories were delivered to the U.S. Army by the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors. Over 160,000 of these trucks were the G-506 light four-wheel drive trucks - which became the standard 1 ½-ton, 4x4 truck for both the U.S. Army and Army Air Corps during the war. In addition, many more thousands were delivered to Allied forces as part of the Lend-Lease program, including nearly 50,000 delivered to the Soviet Union.

Tough, well-built and more agile than the deuce and a half, the Chevy 1 ½-ton played a part in every theater of operations during the war. Its durability and mechanical reliability made it ideal for a wide range of missions. Not for nothing did Chevy advertise the trucks during the war as "Vehicles of victory."

More than 75 years after it was designed, the small Chevrolet truck is still a favourite with collectors. This fully illustrated book details the different series of trucks and their many uses within the U.S. Army including cargo trucks, panel delivery trucks for the Signal Corps, dump trucks for engineers, telephone trucks, tractors, bomb service trucks for the air force. It also covers their part in the Lend-Lease program, and their continued use after the war.

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Les camions Chevrolet de l'U.S. Army

Tussen 1940 en 1945 leverde de Chevrolet Motor Division van General Motors iets meer dan 170.000 voertuigen aan het Amerikaanse leger. Ongeveer 160.000 daarvan waren 1.5-tons 4x4-vrachtwagens. Het voertuig bestond in vele uitvoeringen, zoals vrachtwagen, gesloten opbouw, verbindingsvoertuig, kiepwagen, trekker en bommenwagen voor de luchtmacht.

Deze truck werd ingezet op alle fronten van de Tweede Wereldoorlog en stond bekend om zijn robuustheid en betrouwbare techniek. Meer dan vijfenzeventig jaar later is het nog steeds geliefd bij verzamelaars. Dit boek beschrijft de geschiedenis, techniek en inzet van deze legendarische militaire vrachtwagen.

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