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(Paperback)

By: Mike Guardia

ISBN: 9781472815200
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2016
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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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.


(Paperback)

By: Mike Guardia

ISBN: 9781472801197
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Jul 2014
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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With profile plates, close-up photographs and battlescene artwork, this book reveals the design and development history of the aircraft and how the inclusion of its dive-activated siren changed it from a reliable and sturdy dive bomber into a psychological weapon, spreading panic in ground units.


(Paperback)

By: Mike Guardia

ISBN: 9781472806222
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: May 2015
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Examines the design, development and operational history of the Soviet Union's Cold War SPAAGs: the ZSU-37, ZSU-57-2, the infamous ZSU-23-4, and the 9K22 Tunguska. This study explores the history of the SPAAGs with revealing photographs, technical illustrations and detailed analysis.


(Paperback)

By: Mike Guardia

ISBN: 9781780962559
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2013
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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The Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle is the newest land warfare system in the United States Army and Marine Corps inventory. Designed to meet the challenges of operating in a counterinsurgency environment, the MRAP has taken survivability to a new level. This title deals with this vehicle.