{"product_id":"tm-5-3092-war-department-technical-manual-1st-edition","title":"TM 5-3092 War Department Technical Manual — 1st Edition","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cb\u003eTM 5-3092 War Department Technical Manual: Tractor, Crawler, Diesel, 70 to 90-DBHP, Standard, Caterpillar D7, 74-In. Gage, with LeTourneau XD-7 Bulldozer and R-7 Power Control Unit, United States War Department — First Edition\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublication:\u003c\/b\u003e Washington, D.C., United States War Department, 1944\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormatting:\u003c\/b\u003e 8vo, variously paginated.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Report:\u003c\/b\u003e Very Good. The original flexible card covers and cloth tape spine are largely well-preserved, though they exhibit minor creasing and some light scuffing and soiling consistent with expected wartime field use. The extremities are mildly rubbed, with slight curling to the corners. The cloth spine is mildly frayed at the head and tail, yet the binding remains remarkably firm and tight. Internally, the pages are bright and generally clean, with a mild degree of age-toning to the text block edges and some light thumbing indicative of consultation. A faint, unobtrusive dampstain is present at the upper margin of the cover and preliminary pages, though this is purely cosmetic and does not obscure the text in any way. The volume is unmarked internally.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCatalogue Note:\u003c\/b\u003e This is the true first printing of this highly specific wartime technical manual, issued by the United States War Department on 22 March 1944. Produced for the U.S. Corps of Engineers, it details machinery manufactured by the Caterpillar Tractor Co. in Peoria, Illinois.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSurviving wartime field manuals of this specificity, especially those pertaining to iconic heavy engineering equipment, are exceptionally scarce on the open market, particularly when retaining their original, intact bindings without severe degradation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIssued by the War Department at the height of the Second World War, this highly specialised technical manual (TM 5-3092) provided crucial guidance for the operation, maintenance, and deployment of the Caterpillar D7 diesel crawler tractor. Specifically detailing models equipped with the LeTourneau XD-7 Bulldozer and R-7 Power Control Unit, this manual was an indispensable field resource for the U.S. Corps of Engineers. It stands today as a fascinating historical record of the heavy engineering machinery deployed to shape the battlefields and critical infrastructure of the Allied war effort.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Broadhursts Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54577320460627,"sku":"5068","price":59.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0960\/1469\/6787\/files\/20260811_103721.jpg?v=1786620321","url":"https:\/\/broadhurstsbooks.com\/products\/tm-5-3092-war-department-technical-manual-1st-edition","provider":"Broadhursts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}