U.S. Army Ordnance Research and Development in World War II

Merriam Press World War 2 History Series. Written just after the war reviews activities of U.S. Army’s Ordnance Department’s research and development of small arms ammunition artillery bombs armored and unarmored combat and motor transport vehicles aircraft armament rockets and launchers fuels and lubricants rubber steel and ballistics from 1940 through the end of the war plus effect of climate and terrain in jungle cave desert and arctic warfare on development trends. Contents: Chapter 1: The Situation in 1940; Chapter 2: The Effect of Climate and Terrain Upon Development Trends: Jungle Warfare Cave Warfare Desert Warfare Arctic Warfare; Chapter 3: The Course of Development: Combat Vehicles Motor Transport Vehicles Artillery Small Arms Aircraft Armament Artillery Ammunition and Bombs Small Arms Ammunition Rockets Fuels and Lubricants Rubber and Steel Ballistics; Chapter 4: Unfinished Business 1945. 134 photos and illustrations.