M1 Abrams at War (Google eBook)

Michael Green

Zenith Imprint, 2005 - History - 127 pages

The first M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank rolled off the assembly line in 1978. Built to close with and destroy any opposing armored fighting vehicle in the world, while providing protection for its crew in any conceivable combat environment, the stalwart M1 Abrams quickly became the backbone of the armored forces of the U.S. military—and of many U.S. allies.

Contents

• BACKGROUND: 11
• DESCRIPTION: 39
• FIREPOWER: 59
• PROTECTION: 91
• MOBILITY: 111
• INDEX: 126

About the author

Michael Green is a freelance writer, researcher, and photographer who specializes in military, transportation, and law enforcement subjects with more than ninety books to his credit. In addition, he has written numerous articles for a variety of national and international military-related magazines.

Greg Stewart MD., CCFP., is a Family Physician who now lives in Guatemala with his wife, Charlene, and their two sons. He received his Bachelor of Commerce degree from Mount Allison University and went on to complete Medical School at Memorial University in Newfoundland. His postgraduate training took place at Dalhousie University. His practice in Huntsville, Ontario, included being a staff physician in the Emergency Department and the Co-ordinator of Continuing Medical Education. He also conducted an annual medical conference for Family Physicians from around the province and across the country. He enjoys primary-care medicine and the patient-education opportunities that it provides. This book has offered him an opportunity to reach out beyond his own practice population to give many others the same basic medical advice he gives his own patients.

Brian Murat MD., FRCPC., is a specialist in Internal Medicine and Gastroenterology. He completed his Medical Degree at Queen's University at Kingston in 1985. His postgraduate training included a general internship at St. Michael's Hospital in Toronto followed by a residency in Internal Medicine in Toronto. He returned to Queen's for his training in Gastroenterology. He now lives in Huntsville, Ontario, with his wife, Ann, and their three children. His practice includes both comprehensive Gastroenterology, as well as a variety of Emergency Internal Medicine experiences. His interest in public education stems from his personal experience in empowering patients with the knowledge of physiology and pathology resulting in much happier patients who learn to help manage their difficulties as part of a team. He believes that there is a largepopulation of people who are thirsting for the tools to help themselves. This book is an attempt to supply those tools.

Bibliographic information

• Title: M1 Abrams at War; The at War
• Author: Michael Green
• Photographs by: Greg Stewart
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Zenith Imprint, 2005
• ISBN: 1610607317, 9781610607315
• Length: 127 pages
• Subjects: History / Military / United States; History / Military / Weapons