For Sale: Desert Sand to Jungle Mud Volume 2: Tracked Carriers

[Mike Cecil]

I've been getting a few "so what's in the book?" queries. These are the chapters and appendices:

1. In the Beginning: Pre-war imports and Defence Policy - the lead up to local Australian manufacture
2. MG LP1 - follows the development, manufacture and use of the MG LP1 carrier
3. MG LP2, 2A and 2B - yes, there was officially a 2B!
4. MG Carrier Experiments, Tests and Trials - everything from flamethrowers to floating carriers.
5. The Carrier, Armoured Observation Post (Aust) No.1 - the what??
6. MG Carrier No.3 Pilot Model - what it was and why it was developed
7. Anti-tank 2-pdr Carriers - developments in Australia, the Middle East and the alternate forward-shooting Australian design
8. 3 inch Mortar Carriers - why the 400 (Aust) carriers went to China, plus the development of the mortar carrying versions.
9. Tracked Truck - development and trials
10: English Carriers - more than you may think went to Australia
11. Carrier Transportation - from 3 ton truck to the dedicated carrier trailer
12. The Weasel Cargo Carrier - tested but found wanting

Appendix 1: Nomenclature and definitions - what makes it an LP1, LP2, LP2A and LP2B?
Appendix 2: Orders for carriers - very detailed list of complete carrier orders and parts orders, and a few cancellations
Appendix 3: Carrier Build quantities - our best attempt at listing how many of each type were actually built.
Appendix 4: Modifications to Carriers, MG, LP1 - how you can tell an early from a late production LP1
Appendix 5: Carrier Nomenclature plates - images showing the differences
Appendix 6: Tracked Truck Registrations - list of registrations and fates.
Appendix 7: English Carriers in Australian Service - example list of registrations, builders and places
Appendix 8: Carrier Transport Trailer registrations
Appendix 9: DME Technical Instructions - reproduction of the various instructions related to carriers
Appendix 10: Carrier Publications - images and commentary about the various handbooks, manuals and parts lists.

All that detail with over 500 images.

To see details and purchase a copy, go to https://www.michaelkcecil.com/page/4...-to-jungle-mud and scroll down to Volume 2, then choose the appropriate country to order.