Cadillac Gage V-100 Commando 1960–71
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- ISBN 9781841764153
- Weight: 200g
- Dimensions: 180 x 242mm
- Publication Date: 25 May 2002
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
- Publication City/Country: GB
- Product Form: Paperback
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Destined to become one of the most influential postwar armored cars, the V-100 Commando was developed by the Cadillac Gage Company in 1962 as a private venture, and the first prototype was completed in the same year.
It was designed as a multi-purpose vehicle and could function as an 11-man personnel carrier, reconnaissance vehicle, convoy escort, command or patrol car and a riot vehicle. The V-100 was tested and evaluated in Vietnam before full-scale production began in 1964. It saw widespread use in Vietnam by both US and South Vietnamese forces.
This title describes the design, development and operational use of the V-100 Commando, including their continued deployment around the world.
Richard Lathrop was born in 1967 and received his BA in History from Glassboro State College. He has always had an interest in military subjects and enjoys collecting and restoring military vehicles.
John McDonald has worked for many years in the production and maintenance of combat vehicles and their weapon systems, including thirteen years as a Worldwide Armored Vehicle Consultant and Overseas Co-production Manager.
Jim Laurier graduated with honours from the Paiers School of Art, Connecticut, and has worked as a freelance illustrator ever since. Jim is a Fellow member of the American Society of Aviation Artists, the New York Society of Illustrators and the American Fighter Aces Association.
