Armored Fighting Vehicles

By Martin J. Dougherty

This volume offers an in depth description of armored fighting vehicles, from the 1991 Gulf War's main battle tanks to the muzzle velocity, gun range, and rate of fire of modern main battle tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, wheeled personnel carriers, missile-armed combat vehicles, big gun armored cars, and patrol vehicles. Each spread in the book features a category of weapon, such as main battle tanks, with an easy-to-understand diagram or chart allowing readers to compare effortlessly speeds, armor protection, and gun range. The book is chock-full of charts, graphs, artwork, and explanations of critical characteristics of each vehicle type, and is a must-have for military enthusiasts and weaponry buffs.

• Format: Library Binding
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1448892449
• ISBN13: 9781448892440
• Release Date: December 2012
• Publisher: Rosen Central
• Length: 48 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.5" x 11.1"
• Age Range: 14 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12