Author: Vauvillier, Francois
Publisher: Histoire & Collection
Year: 2022
ISBN: 9791038012684
Binding: Soft Cover
Book Condition: Very Good
Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall
Description:
New book, 66 pages, 170+ photos & colour profiles, NOTE: ALL TEXT IN FRENCH. Examined from a military perspective, the Panhard company is known for its armoured cars. These, from the Panhard-Genty of the Moroccan campaign in 1908 to the eight-wheeled prototype of 1940 that would later give birth to the EBR, are of course present in this new book. But it is above all a completely unknown aspect of the production of the manufacturer from Avenue d'Ivry that is highlighted: the Panhard vans and trucks that served under the flag from the early years of the twentieth century until the armistice of June 1940. During the First World War, Panhard delivered thousands of liaison cars and tarpaulin vans to the French armies, as well as specialised vehicles: ambulance cars, squadron wagons and, above all, remarkable four-wheel drive artillery tractors. In the interwar period, in mainland France, it was the turn of the gas-powered trucks, which the manufacturer had made a speciality of, while in Morocco in the thirties, Panhard's jumbo jets adapted to hot countries crisscrossed the tracks following the brand's armoured cars. Finally, during the period of rearmament and the 1939-1940 campaign, Panhard, although he was focused on the production of his discovery armoured car (AMD 35), nevertheless produced several thousand 3.5 t and 5 t trucks.