Introduces the crew, weapons, role in battle, and features of armored vehicles. Includes color photographs, a glossary, and further resources.

At the request of U.S. Army Training and Doctrine Command, a RAND research team examined options to increase the mobility, protection, and firepower of the Army's airborne forces, given likely future missions and threats, identifying a concept for enhancing today's forces by adding a light armored infantry capability. Because the Army requested near-term options, the new concept incorporates equipment and platforms that are already available within...

The Army has examined the lessons of half a dozen significant conflicts, starting with World War II, has conducted numerous studies over the last 65 years, and has found time and again that an ability to conduct dismounted fire and maneuver is the fundamental squad-level tactic. It has also consistently determined that squads should be organized around two fire teams and should contain no fewer than nine soldiers, though a larger number has usually...

"Early elementary readers learn how tanks work in this inquiry-based nonfiction book about their size, speed, and battle strength."--

"Tanks and Armored Vehicles 1900-45 brings together the most important AFVs of the first half of the twentieth century in a single, handy volume. The book includes classics such as the Sherman and Tiger tanks, as well as lesser-known models such as the Soviet Ba-10 armored car and the German Hetzer self-propelled gun." -- Page [4] cover.

An elite team of teen drivers and their ultra-fast vehicles are out to save the planet! As they race through interdimensional Battle Zones at hyper fast speeds, their cars transform into high-tech armored battle machines, decked out and ready for combat. Once in the Battle Zones, they must work together to defeat their enemies and capture the powerful BattleKeys to save the Earth from destruction.