M107/M110: Family of Self-Propelled Artillery 1956 -1991

A history of the M107/M110 ?family of self-propelled artillery 1956-1991, complete with 250 photos, many of which are in colour. This all-new 124-page softbound volume is extensively illustrated with almost 250 photos, many of them in colour, illustrating the history and US military service of this weapon system, from its advent in the early 1950s through the first Gulf War. Widely used in Vietnam, where it had the longest range of any land-based artillery, the M107 and M110 series of vehicles, along with the M109, formed the backbone of US self-propelled artillery for decades, including the height of the Cold War. Many of the images in this volume have never before been published, including numerous colour photos taken in Vietnam. Augmenting the vintage images are carefully selected photos of preserved examples chosen to illustrate the details of the vehicles. All variants of the M107 and M110 are presented in this volume. AUTHOR: Commissioned to write his first book in 2003, a 512 page volume on the history of US military vehicles, David Doyle has since published over 100 books. While most of these concern historic military hardware, including aircraft and warships, his volumes on military vehicles, meticulously researched by David and his wife Denise, remain the genre for which he is most recognised. This recognition reached its pinnacle in 2015, when he was presented the coveted Bart Vanderveen Award by the Military Vehicle Preservation Association, given in recognition of the individual who has contributed the most to the historic preservation of military vehicles worldwide.