Military Engineering Volume V: Roads, Airfields and Mechanical Equipment

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Military Engineering Volume V: Roads, Airfields and Mechanical Equipment

Name: Military Engineering Volume V: Roads, Airfields and Mechanical Equipment
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Military Engineering Volume V: Roads, Airfields and Mechanical Equipment (Part III, Supplement No. 1), The War Office — 1954 Reprint

Publication: London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1954

Formatting: 8vo, pp. 64.

Condition Report: Very Good. The outer buff paper wrappers show mild age-related toning, most notably around the extremities, accompanied by a gentle vertical curl indicative of its pamphlet format. The original staple binding remains entirely secure and functional, though the wire staples have oxidised, resulting in localised rust bleed around the insertion points on both the front and rear covers. Internally, the text block is remarkably clean and crisp, free from tears or significant creasing, with the technical diagrams and tables remaining sharp and highly legible. A well-preserved utilitarian document.

Catalogue Note: This is a 1954 Her Majesty's Stationery Office reprint of the 1949 first issue of Supplement No. 1, which incorporates Amendments 1 to 4 into the original 1944 Staff Tables.

The publication is extensively illustrated with detailed profile line drawings and comprehensive technical specification tables for various heavy earth-moving vehicles and military transports, including the FWD SU 4x4 Medium Artillery Tractor and the Scammell 6x4 Heavy Artillery Tractor.

Issued strictly for official War Office use to consolidate equipment specifications following the Second World War, surviving copies of these softcover staff tables are scarce on the open market, particularly in such sound, unmarked internal condition.

An essential primary resource for military historians and vintage commercial vehicle enthusiasts, this official War Office supplement details the precise technical specifications of mechanical earth-moving equipment and artillery tractors used by the British military in the mid-20th century. Through exhaustive data tables and profile diagrams, it records the engine capacities, dimensions, fuel consumption, and performance capabilities of pivotal heavy machinery, offering an unvarnished look at the logistical backbone of post-war military engineering.

Book Condition: Very Good

Book Authors: The War Office

Book Publisher: Her Majesty's Stationery Office

Book Language: English

Narrative Type: Non-Fiction

Genre: Military

Book edition:

Signed: No

Book Pages: 64

Book Publication Year: 1954

Book Publication Date:

Book Binding: Softcover

Illustrator: N/A

Book Series: Military Engineering Volume V

Country/region of manufacture: London, United Kingdom

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