Land Rover - Great Britain: Books - History, Types and Construction (1/2)

Land Rover: Military Versions of the British 4x4

After the Second World War many American military vehicles become surplus stock and soon found their way into the hands of farmers and land owners across Great Britain. The subsequent heavy use and the real possibility of difficulties obtaining spares led Maurice Wilks, the Rover Car Company Chief Engineer, to design and build a replacement. Not only would the new Land Rover fill a gap in Rover's portfolio, but also bring in much needed post-war money.

Intended as a stop gap, the Land Rover would cease production almost 68 years later, after a production run that had produced over two million vehicles. During that time it would transform how the military saw and used motor transport. From utilitarian General Service truck to cutting-edge weapon's platform the Land Rover would prove its worth time and again.

This latest LandCraft title looks at the design and development of the Land Rover as well as the military specific variants designed and built, including the famous SAS Pink Panther, the nimble Light Weight and powerful Forward Control gun tractor. The title will also look at those key conversions that took place on standard Land Rovers throughout the duration of its life span.

For the modeller there is nothing more important than the little things and this image-rich section of LandCraft's Land Rover title delivers the goods. Filled with crisp images, that chart the Land Rovers development, combined with detailed accompanying text, forms an enviable visual guide for the enthusiast and modeller alike.

Combat Land Rovers No.1

Brooklands Portfolio book about military Land Rover models. Describes the Wolves in Sierra Leone, SOVs bij the US Rangers, Desert Patrol Vehicles in Kenia, CAVs in Bosnia and Kosovo, APVs in Ireland, Australian and Turkse country Rovers as well as 127s, 130s and 110 FFRs bij the RAF.

The 31 articles, taken from the magazines 'Land Rover Owner' and 'Land Rover Magazine', provide much information about history, variants and technology.

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Land Rover Military

Brooklands Portfolio book about military Land Rover models.

The 52 articles, taken from the magazine 'Land Rover Owner', provide much information about history, variants, use and technology.

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Special Forces Vehicles - Rare photographs from Wartime Archives

In this authoritative and highly illustrated book, Pat Ware uses all his expert knowledge of the history of military vehicles to show the fascinating variety of machinery that has been used, from converted Jeeps and Land Rovers to a bizarre collection of even more remarkable, sometimes purpose-built strike vehicles - the Scorpion, Cobra and Supacat Jackal, the LRDG Chevrolet, the Mechem, the Pinzgauer and the Warrior among them.

As well as describing the anatomy of the typical special forces vehicle, with particular reference to the iconic SAS Jeeps and the Land Rover 'Pink Panther', he illustrates all of the known special forces vehicles, giving technical data, including information on power units and transmission, type of weapons, auxiliary equipment, armoured protection, speed and mobility, and weight.
He also explains the nature of special forces and describes their historic origins, with emphasis on units such as the LRDG, the SAS and Popski's Private army during the Second World War, and he looks at modern special forces and their role.