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It's Not Just About the MoneyTrue wealth is not about buckets of cash. True wealth is not about designer clothes. It is not about a new Mercedes. It is not about living in a palatial estate. True wealth, asserts David Gikandi, is about discovering value within yourself and value within other people. It is about a kind of conscious living that incorporates gratitude, a belief in abundance, and the experience of joy.Based on the recent discoveries of theoreti...

This photo-packed reference "will be of interest to modelers and military historians alike" ( AMPS Indianapolis).The ground war in Vietnam pitted a myriad of American tanks, artillery, APC, and trucks against not only the weapons of Communist North Vietnam, but also the terrain. Through archival images, the arsenal of the US Army and USMC are revisited in this informative volume.From the iconic M113 APC to the M48A3 tank, M551 Arm...

A photographic history of the principal main battle tank of the modern US military.Conceived to counter the threat of a massive Soviet armored incursion in Europe, the M1 Abrams tank gained considerable fame during the Persian Gulf War of 1991, and its combat record has continued to climb. With such a long service life, the Abrams has undergone continual improvements and upgrades, which are illustrated in great detail in this volume. The unique fe...

Conceived as part of a Top Secret project to disrupt Nazi Germany's atomic bomb program, the hastily developed Studebaker Weasel went on to one of, if not THE most successful of the wartime all-terrain vehicles. Designed with light weight to facilitate both air-dropping and efficient, high-speed operation in the snow, the vehicles were soon found to have excellent performance in the mud.Always amphibious, the later models, the M29C, were equipped with flotation tanks on each end an...

The M7 Howitzer Motor Carriage, dubbed the Priest, was the most successful and widely used example of American self-propelled artillery during WWII. Examples continued to be used by the U.S. Army during the Korean war, and beyond, even serving Allied countries into the 1970s. Coined the Priest due to its pulpit-like structure for the gun commander, this armored fighting vehicle would see action in North Africa, Italy, and the D-Day landings in Normandy and all the way to Germany.

A pictorial guide to the light armored cars operated by the Wehrmacht during the Second World WarThe German military operated a variety of light armored cars during the Second World War. These vehicles were categorized under the umbrella of "Sonderkraftfahrzeug" (abbreviated as Sd.Kfz.), which translates roughly to special-use vehicle.The first of these purpose-built light armored cars was the Sd.Kfz. 221, which entered series production in 1935. The 221 serv...

Through hundreds of color photos, the bulk previously unpublished, Images of War: M2 Bradley explores Americas premier Infantry Fighting Vehicle in an unprecedented level of detail. Go inside and out the modern-day icon, then ride it into battle through they myriad of photos presented in this book. See why Bradley remains one of the most formidable armored combat vehicles of its class, even as it logs over 35 years of service.The Bradley Fighting Vehicle, made famous through extensive medi...

More than 200 excellent images of the ship, most of which were scanned directly from originals by the author

A large collection of high-quality photos show this WWII half-track in action and in technical detail.The Sonderkraftfahrzeug 251, or Sd.Kfz. 251, is one of the more recognizable and widely produced armored vehicles built for the Wehrmacht during the Second World War. Among the many variants, more than 10,000 units were produced, and the type saw combat throughout the entirety of the conflict.This work is a pictorial history of the vehicle. Through an array o...

The M42 was an anti-aircraft vehicle, which was pressed into ground combat during the war

The specific mission of the Marine Corps has led to the development of many unusual and innovative vehicles, amphibious landing craft in particular.

Both USS Nevada (BB-36) and her sister ship USS Oklahoma were sunk in Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941. Unlike Oklahoma, which was scrapped, Nevada was repaired, refit, and returned to service. BB-36 served with distinction during the invasion of France, and also in the Pacific, supporting the amphibious landings at Iwo Jima and Okinawa.Obsolete by the end of the war, Nevada survived the nuclear testing at Bikini Atoll during Operation Cr...