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Squadron Signal M3 Gun Motor Carriage Detail In Action

Written By David Doyle

Squadron Signal Ferdinand / Elefant Detail In Action

Written By David Doyle

Squadron Signal Diamond T 4-ton Truck Walk Around

As it became increasingly apparent that the United States could not avoid getting involved in World War II, the US Army stepped up its efforts at modernization and industrial mobilization. Toward...

Squadron Signal M26 Dragon Wagon Walk Around

The '40-ton Tank Transporter Truck Trailer M25' - dubbed the 'Dragon Wagon' by enthusiasts - was the largest wheeled vehicle fielded by the US Army during WWII. The M25 consisted of the M26 tractor...

Squadron Signal PT Boats In Action

American Patrol Torpedo or PT boat crews served valiantly in every theater during World War II. From the Aleutians to the Mediterranean these men harassed enemy shipping, launched attacks against...

Squadron Signal M2/M3 Bradley In Action

Named for U.S. General Omar Bradley, the armored M2/M3 Bradley Fighting Vehicle was designed to transport infantry or scouts and was possessed of sufficient firepower to suppress enemy troops and...

Squadron Signal Book - B-25 Mitchell Detail In Action (136 Pages)

Squadron Signal Publications is proud to present it's first new "Detail In Action" book release from the new Georgia Squadron locatio. The "Detail In Action" series includes all the best parts from...

Squadron Signal Book - F-111 Aardvark In Action

Squadron Signal Publications continues it's new book releases from the new Georgia Squadron location with this revised and expanded 88 page full color F-111 Aardvark in Action.  This book is...

Squadron Signal Book - F-14 Tomcat In Action

Squadron Signal Publications continues it's new book releases from the new Georgia Squadron location with this revised and expanded 88 page full color F-14 Tomcat in Action.  This book is...

Squadron Signal Book - F/A-18 Hornet & Super Hornet In Action

Squadron Signal Publications is proud to offer the first book released from the new Georgia Squadron location!  This book is written by author David Doyle. Line illustrations are done by Ike...

Squadron Signal M60 Main Battle Tank In Action

The M60 Main Battle Tank was conceived as the successor to the M48 Patton with the hope that it would prove a better adversary to the Soviet T-54A. Introduced in 1959, the 105mm-armed M60, and its...

Squadron Signal UH-1 Huey In Action

Although development of the iconic UH-1 Huey began in 1952, this versatile helicopter remains in service with the US military and allied nations even today. The aircraft, which became an icon of US...

Squadron Signal The GMG CCKW Truck in U.S. Service Historical Reference

For more than half of the 20th century, the 2½ ton 6x6 truck was the backbone of U.S. military tactical transport. The pace-setter for this type of vehicle was the GMC CCKW, which not only served as...

Squadron Signal The Complete DUKW Historical Reference

Hurriedly developed in 1942 under the auspices of the National Defense Research Committee, a think tank comprised of many of the leading scientists in the United States, the DUKW became arguably the...

Squadron Signal M19-M20 Tank Transporter Detail In Action

Collectively known as the M19 Heavy Tank Transporter, this truck and trailer combination was conceived at the behest of British in 1941, and was later used by the United States Army as well. The...

Squadron Signal USS Lexington CV-2 At Sea

Squadron Signal USS Saratoga CV-3 At Sea

Faced with the restrictions of the Washington Navy Treaty, the US Navy had a choice: either scrap their partially complete, battlecruiser Saratoga, which along with her sister ship Lexington were...

Squadron Signal USS Texas BB-35 At Sea

The USS Texas proudly saw combat in both World Wars I and II, and since 1948 has been preserved in her namesake state as memorial to American servicemen. Armed with 10 14-inch guns and displacing...

Squadron Signal USS North Carolina At Sea

Squadron Signal USS BB-39 Arizona At Sea

Packed with rare photographs unearthed from sources throughout the country, this volume follows the history of one of America's most iconic naval vessels. View her keel laying under the watchful eye...

Squadron Signal Higgins PT Boat On Deck

Andrew Jackson Higgins's New Orleans boat-building firm, Higgins Industries, constructed numerous vessels for the US war effort during World War II. Among these were 78-foot Patrol Torpedo (PT) boats...

Squadron Signal Iowa Class Battleships On Deck

The Iowa-class battleships were America's – and the world’s – last active battleships, serving as recently as 1995. Back in the World War II era, six of the class were ordered, and four completed:...

Squadron Signal M1 Abrams In Action

The Abrams family of tanks has been America's premier main battle tank for over 30 years, and remains arguably one of the most formidable tanks in the world. The first tank to boast a power plant...

Squadron Signal M151 MUTT In Action

The M151 was intended to be a lightweight, high-mobility replacement for the M38A1, itself a successor to the famed World War II jeep. Dubbed the Military Utility Tactical Truck or MUTT by the...

Squadron Signal CH-47 Chinook In Action

With its tandem, contra-rotating rotors whirling above an aluminum fuselage punctuated by round porthole windows, the Boeing Vertol CH-47 Chinook heavy-lift helicopter has become something of an icon...

Squadron Signal F-104 Starfighter In Action

Born from encounters with capable Communist aircraft during the Korean War, the F-104 took shape on Lockheed's drawing boards in late 1952. Engineered by a team led by famed designer Kelly Johnson...

Squadron Signal F-105 Thunderchief In Action

The largest single-seat, single engine combat aircraft to enter production, the Republic F-105 Thunderchief was conceived as supersonic, low altitude fighter-bomber capable of delivering a nuclear...

Squadron Signal A-20 Havoc In Action

The Douglas A-20 Havoc was a light bomber, attack, and intruder aircraft of World War II. Used by the American Army Air Forces, nearly one-third of the aircraft served with the Soviet military. In...

Squadron Signal SBD Dauntless In Action

Squadron Signal SB2C Helldiver In Action

Squadron Signal PBY Catalina In Action

Squadron Signal TBF/TBM Avenger In Action

Squadron Signal B-25 Mitchell In Action

The North American B-25 Mitchell was one of the premier US warplanes of World War II. It gained immortality early in the United States' involvement in the war when a small group of B-25Bs under Lt...

Squadron Signal P-47 Thunderbolt In Action

The P-47 Thunderbolt rose to fame during World War II, with the aircraft and its pilots and crews accumulating an impressive record against ground targets, destroying a myriad of enemy trains,...

Squadron Signal K5(E) Railgun Detail In Action

The German K5(E) 280mm railgun is arguably the most effective weapon of its type ever developed. Boasting an 11-mile range, the 24 massive guns of this type were deployed from Italy to the Russian...

Squadron Signal Valentine Tank Walk Around

The Valentine Infantry Tank III, a private venture design from Vickers-Armstrong, was the 3rd of Great Britain's infantry tank designs. Though not the 1st tank to go into battle against the Axis in...