American Arsenal

By Ian V. Hogg

Book Overview

This superb large-format reference book is the ultimate illustrated guide to the equipment used by the U.S. Army during World War II. No other single source provides so much accurate and authentic... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1853674702
• ISBN13: 9781853674709
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Greenhill Books
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 8.7" x 10.9"

Customer Reviews

CONCISE CATALOG OF OFFICIAL STD. WORLD WAR 2 ORDANCE

THIS IS A CATALOG OF STANDARD ORDNANCE FROM THE OFFICIAL U.S. WORLD WAR 2 ARSENAL IN A NUTSHELL: IT DOESN'T GET AN CLEARER OR SIMPLER THAN THIS & FULLY ILLUSTRATED TOO! If one is at all interested in military hardware, especially from an historical standpoint, this book will be impossible to put down. Basically, most everything, from fuses, to artillery shells and pieces to mines, mortars and grenades are included. Enough useful info is included for each individual ordnance for one to realize how these weapons might best have been used and to what effect. In some cases, the penetrating power of projectiles is also included, and this is especially important with tanks, which of course were also included, complete with detailed diagrams and specs. BOTTOM LINE: EXACTLY WHAT IT IS SUPPOSED TO BE

How can you go wrong with Ian Hogg?

This is a wonderful overview of American technology "on the ground" in WWII. One thing that I felt that Mr. Hogg might have added is some consideration of production numbers and dates as an appendix.

very comprehensive!

This catelog is very comprehensive in terms of the number of weapons used by the US in WW2. Basically it is composed of copies of the original documents. Some weapons are missing, the Colt 1911 & tommy gun, but info on them is easy to find elsewhere. Excellent diagrams of ammo & mines. I would like a little more info on some of the more obscure arms, but taken as a whole this title is an excellent reference. I would like to see more titles, as comprehensive as this, concerning the other participants of ww2.