Fully illustrated with dramatic archive photos and manufacturers' images, this volume covers the little-known history of riot control vehicles.
It explores the world of these vehicles from 1945 through to the present day - from adapted military armoured cars such as the Humber Pig (UK) and BRDM (Soviet Union) to the fully computerized systems of the Russian Lavina-Uragan and Canadian INKAS Armored Riot Control Vehicle - showing how their development and deployment has blurred the lines between civilian actions and military operations.
Chris McNab charts how the vehicles have evolved in terms of technology and layout, and also details how the associated weapon systems have been refined over time, from water cannon and tear gas launchers to subsonic sound waves and microwave energy.
The operational history of the vehicles is explained in the dramatic context of major incidents across the world, from the streets of Northern Ireland and Eastern Europe to the favelas of Brazil and the battlegrounds of Iraq.
| ISBN: | 9781472805157 |
| Publication date: | 20th February 2015 |
| Author: | Chris McNab |
| Illustrator: | Ian Palmer |
| Publisher: | Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK) |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 48 pages |
| Series: | New Vanguard |
| Genres: |
Military history Land forces and warfare Military vehicles |
Fully illustrated with dramatic archive photos and manufacturers' images, this volume covers the little-known history of riot control vehicles.
It explores the world of these vehicles from 1945 through to the present day - from adapted military armoured cars such as the Humber Pig (UK) and BRDM (Soviet Union) to the fully computerized systems of the Russian Lavina-Uragan and Canadian INKAS Armored Riot Control Vehicle - showing how their development and deployment has blurred the lines between civilian actions and military operations.
Chris McNab charts how the vehicles have evolved in terms of technology and layout, and also details how the associated weapon systems have been refined over time, from water cannon and tear gas launchers to subsonic sound waves and microwave energy.
The operational history of the vehicles is explained in the dramatic context of major incidents across the world, from the streets of Northern Ireland and Eastern Europe to the favelas of Brazil and the battlegrounds of Iraq.
Riot Control Vehicles features in the following genres: Military history, Land forces and warfare, Military vehicles
Riot Control Vehicles is available in Paperback
Riot Control Vehicles was written by Chris McNab and published by Osprey Publishing an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
Riot Control Vehicles has 48 pages
Yes it is part of New Vanguard series
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