M7 Priest 105mm Howitzer Motor Carriage

by Steven J. Zaloga, Richard Chasemore (Illustrator)

Overview

Based upon the ubiquitous Grant/Sherman tank, the M7 Priest is the iconic Allied self-propelled howitzer.

This compact, illustrated guide explores the most widely manufactured vehicle of its type in World War ll, utilized by the US, British, Canadian and Free French forces. Its combat debut was with Montgomery's Eight Army at El Alamein and it fought subsequently in every major campaign through Sicily, Italy, Normandy and the final battles in Germany.

In addition to covering all variants of the Priest, this book also looks at the major derivatives, including the British/Canadian Sexton and the US M12 155mm GMC.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781780960241
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Publishing
Publication date:	07/20/2013
Series:	New Vanguard , #201
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	48
File size:	9 MB

About the Author

Steven J Zaloga has worked as an analyst in the aerospace industry for over two decades, covering missile systems and the international arms trade, and has served with the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think tank. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and military history, with an accent on the US Army in World War II as well as Russia and the former Soviet Union.

Richard Chasemore has worked on a huge variety of projects in publishing and advertising, using both traditional and digital media. He spent 10 years working on the best-selling Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series.
Steven J. Zaloga is a senior analyst for Teal Group Corp., an aerospace consulting firm, where he covers missile and drone technology as well as international arms transfers for clients in the aerospace industry and the government. He served for more than two decades as an adjunct staff member with the Strategy, Forces, and Resources division of the Institute for Defense Analyses, a federal think-tank, retiring in 2021. He is the author of numerous books on military technology and history, including NVG 294 Allied Tanks in Normandy 1944 and NVG 283 American Guided Missiles of World War II. He currently lives in Maryland, USA.
Richard Chasemore completed a four-year course in technical illustration in 1992. Since then, he has worked on a wide variety of projects in publishing and advertising, using both traditional and digital media. He has lectured in airbrush techniques, and written six educational books on digital art. A long-standing contributor to the top-selling Star Wars Incredible Cross Sections series, his contribution has taken him to Skywalker Ranch in California to work with Lucasfilm's concept artists. Richard also enjoys music and is a co-founder of Superglider Records.

Table of Contents

Introduction
Design&Development
Operational History
Variant
Bibliography
Index