Мотоциклы на войне. Редкие фотографии из военных архивов

Motorbikes were widely used by all sides in WW2 due to their agility, adaptability and speed,. A precious few survive today as rare collectors items. The author, who is the Photo Archivist at the IWM has unearthed images of all the major marques. Famous British names (Triumph, Norton, Matchless, BSA, Velocette, James and Rudge) feature along with the bigger American machines from Indian and Harley-Davidson. German bikes have their own chapter with classics such as NSU, Zundapp and BMW and include hybrid traed motorcycles known as Kettengrad with some shots actually taken by General Erwin Rommel himself. Also covered are rare experimental prototypes photographed during trials and later in combat, the funnies of the wartime biking world such as the Airborne forces Excelsior Welbike (British) and the Cushman parascooter (US). Together this is a unique collection of two-wheeled images. A selection of 250 B & W photographs by official war photographers, researched from the archives of the IWM. This book covers British, American, German and Canadian motorcycles/combinations in use throughout WW2. It also covers experimental prototypes photographed during trials and later in combat. Beskrivelse af den militære motorcykel i 1. Verdenskrig, i mellemkrigsårene 1919-1939 og i 2. Verdenskrig i billeder og tekst. De viste motorcykler er af engelsk, amerikansk og tysk fabrikat