8 pages of full color illustrations depicting 14 different
vehicles.
The Bradley Fighting Vehicle was developed in the 1970s to counter the
new Infantry Fighting Vehicles of the Soviet Union and its Warsaw Pact
allies. Designed to survive the imagined high-intensity, Nuclear,
Biological and Chemical (NBC) battlefield of the Cold War, it became,
alongside the M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank, the mainstay of US armoured
forces during the 1980s. As the Cold War ended, however, it would go on
to prove its worth on other battlefields. During the First Gulf War the
Bradley would destroy more Iraqi AFVs than the Abrams, while during the
1990s it would prove itself an effective weapons system in the missions
to Bosnia and Kosovo. During the 2003 invasion of the Iraq and the
fighting that followed it confirmed its reputation as a versatile and
deadly AFV.
This volumes examines the development and service history of both the M2
Bradley Infantry Fighting Vehicle and the M3 Bradley Cavalry Fighting
Vehicle. The various modifications and improvements over its long
service history are described, as is the experience of the soldiers who
have fought alongside and in it during the past three decades. The book
also gives a full account of the wide range of kits and accessories
available in all the popular scales and includes a modelling gallery
covering the most important Bradley variants. Detailed color profiles
provide both reference and inspiration for modellers and military
enthusiasts alike.
