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GPA/DUKW by David Doyle (2008, Trade Paperback)

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PublisherSquadron

ISBN-100897475798

ISBN-139780897475792

eBay Product ID (ePID)168278022

Product Key Features

Book TitleGpa/Dukw

Number of Pages80 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2008

TopicMilitary / Weapons, Automotive / General

IllustratorYes

GenreTransportation, History

AuthorDavid Doyle

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.2 in

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

LCCN2011-378588

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal623.825/6

SynopsisDeveloped by the US Army as a virtual aquatic truck, the unique DUKW amphibian vehicle went on to see action in nearly every major US amphibious operation in WWII and later returned to see combat service during the Korean War as well., The US used mainly two wheeled amphibians during WWII: the 1/4-ton GPA and the 2-1/2-ton DUKW. Although the former was a Ford Motor Company product and the later carried the label of archrival General Motors, they bore a similarity due to their common designer, Roderick Stephens. Despite their shared origins and cutting-edge design, the GPA and DUKW had vastly contrasting careers. Production of the GPA, essentially an amphibious Jeep, ended in 1943, just as the career of the DUKW, a virtual aquatic truck, was on its way to becoming the "gold standard" by which other amphibians are still measured. After taking part in the Allied invasion of Sicily in July 1943, the DUKW went on to see action in nearly every other US amphibious landing in WWII and returned to see service during the Korean War as well.

LC Classification NumberV880.D278 2008