Description
| Product ID: | 9781472815200 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | CN |
| Series: | Duel |
| Title: | Bradley vs BMP |
| Subtitle: | Desert Storm 1991 |
| Authors: | Author: Mike Guardia, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland |
| Page Count: | 80 |
| Subjects: | Middle Eastern history, Middle Eastern history, Military history: post-WW2 conflicts, Land forces and warfare, Military vehicles, Gulf War, Land forces & warfare, Tanks & military land vehicles, Iraq, c 1990 to c 2000 |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union unveiled the BMP-1, the first true infantry fighting vehicle. The BMP marked a significant departure from the traditional "armored personnel carrier", sporting a lower silhouette and a higher-caliber armament than rival APCs. This book examines the first time these Cold War icons clashed in the First Gulf War. In the mid-1960s, the Soviet Union unveiled the BMP, the first true infantry fighting vehicle. A revolutionary design, the BMP marked a significant departure from the traditional armoured personnel carrier, with a lower silhouette and heavier armament than rival APCs. One of the most fearsome light-armoured vehicles of its day, it caused great consternation on the other side of the Iron Curtain as the Americans scrambled to design a machine to rival the BMP. The result was the M2/M3 Bradley. These Cold War icons first clashed – not on the plains of Europe, but in southern Iraq during the Gulf War of 1991. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork, this is the absorbing story of the origins, development and combat performance of the BMP and Bradley, culminating in the bloody battles of the Gulf War. |
| Imprint Name: | Osprey Publishing |
| Publisher Name: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2016-07-28 |
