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Allied Forces
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Army Mechanized
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Calvary
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COP=United States
Davidson Wla
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Harley Davidson
Iconic Model
Language_English
Long History
Messenger
Military Police Vehicle
Motorcycle
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Price_€20 to €50
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Reconnaissance Units
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Soviet Union
Tank Armies
United Kingdom
Us Military Motorcycle
Product details
- ISBN 9780764359248
- Weight: 821g
- Dimensions: 229 x 229mm
- Publication Date: 28 May 2020
- Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Ltd
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
- Language: English
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The story of an iconic model in the long history of Harley-Davidson motorcycles, the WLA, which was used by Allied forces during WWII, is told for the first time.
Developed for the US Army's mechanized cavalry, the Harley-Davidson WLA became the leading US military motorcycle of the war.
- It served the US armed services as a messenger and military police vehicle.
- The Red Army's motorcycle battalions, reconnaissance units of its tank armies, also used them as their primary vehicle.
- The armies of the Soviet Union, Canada, the United Kingdom, Australia, France, China, and Brazil also made use of the model and its variants.
- It is known today as the "Liberator."
Discover the history and stories of individuals who rode this icon to war and why the model is now a favorite among civilian collectors.
Robert Kim is a lawyer and published historian who has been a motorcycle rider since the 1990s. His career practicing law and in government included serving as a civilian in the war in Iraq. In 2017, he published his first book, Project Eagle: The American Christians of North Korea in World War II.
