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ISBN: 978 1 84603 392 6
PDF ebook ISBN: 978 1 84908 089 7
ePub ebook ISBN: 978 1 78096 210 8
Page layout by: Melissa Orrom Swan, Oxford
Index by Sandra Shotter
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EDITOR’S NOTE
For ease of comparison between types, imperial measurements are used almost exclusively throughout this book. The following data will help in converting the imperial measurements to metric:
1 mile = 1.6km
1lb = 0.45kg
1yd = 0.9m
1ft = 0.3m
1in = 2.54cm/25.4mm
1gal = 4.5 liters
1 ton (US) = 0.9 tonnes
AUTHOR’S NOTE
The author would especially like to thank Peter Brown for his help with British archival material and Lee Ness for his help on post-war Staghound export data. The photos used come from a variety of sources including NARA (US National Archives and Records Administration, College Park, MD); NAC (National Archives Canada, Ottawa); IWM (Imperial War Museum, London); MHI (US Army Military History Institute, Carlisle Barracks, PA); Patton Museum (Ft. Knox, KY); IGPO (Israeli Government Press Office, Tel Aviv).
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