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In March 2003, the start of Operation Iraqi Freedom sent heavy maneuver battalion scout platoons to war. Armed with a doctrinal emphasis on stealth and the evasion of hostile forces, [...]

The U.S. Army Armor Center and School are preparing to relocate to Fort Benning, Georgia, in accordance with the recommendations of the 2005 Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC) Commission. This [...]

For much of the past century, mounted maneuver forces experienced urban combat as an unwelcome deviation from an otherwise comprehensive mission set. Too often, doctrine treated military operations on urbanized [...]

Organization and Markings of United States Armored Units 1918-1941 by Charles Lemons, Schiffer Military History, Atglen, PA, September 2004, 224 pp., $59.95 (hardcover) This work addresses the tactical organization and [...]

Identifies the M1-series tanks in the nineteen nineties as the culmination of pioneering and developmental efforts in the design of tanks and their components. Information on the M1-series tanks' improvements; Basic characteristics which reflected a sober extrapolation of tank capabilities and battlefield threats; XM1 as the first United States tank to use a gas turbine engine; Features of the M1A2 tank.

Addresses the American tank development during the Cold War era. Three principal tanks left at the close of the era, based from the inventory of the United States (US) Army; Overview on the outbreak of the Korean War in the 1950; Details on the tank development and production activity in the US during the war era.

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bibliog illus, Part 1: Armor combat development 1917-1945. v106 no 5 (Sep-Oct 1997): p14-19; Part 2: American tank development during the Cold War. v107 no 4 (Jul-Aug 1998):p30-36; Part 3: American tank development from the 1970s to the present. v107 no 6 (Nov-Dec 1998):p8-14

illus tab bibliog, Part 1: Armor combat development 1917-1945. v106 no 5 (Sep-Oct 1997): p14-19; Part 2: American tank development during the Cold War. v107 no 4 (Jul-Aug 1998):p30-36; Part 3: American tank development from the 1970s to the present. v107 no 6 (Nov-Dec 1998):p8-14

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