Journal of Military Ordnance - March 1998

CONTENTS:
* LAV-AD, USMC's LATEST ADDITION TO THEIR LAV FAMILY, by Jeffrey McKaughan. (Profusely illustrated with photos; a new air defense vehicle perhaps intended for fielding to the USMC Reserve.)
* THE M19/M19A1 TWIN 40mm GUN MOTOR CARRIAGE, by David Haugh. (US Army's first fully tracked AA vehicle; saw service in Korean War.)
* AMERICA'S ATOMIC CANNON; THE 280mm T131, by LTC George Larson. (Detailed history of development and live testing.)
* THE FORGOTTEN TANK ACE: STAFF SERGEANT LAFAYETTE G. POOLE, by Dean and Nan Kleffman. (The Third Armored Divsion's Sherman tank commander who accounted for 258 German vehicles and was twice nominated for the Medal of Honor.)
* THE VICKERS MK III IN SOUTH AFRICAN SERVICE, by Adam Geibel. (Excellent little history of operations in East Africa in World War II.)
* SCORPION GROUPS; THE COLOMBIAN MILITARY REACHES BACK IN TIME FOR NEW CAVALRY CONCEPTS, by David Spencer. (Revival of motorcycles and sidecars for use against guerrillas and narcotics traffickers.)
* BOOK REVIEWS: "A Hundred Miles of Bad Road" by Dwight Birdwell (Vietnam M113s and M48s); "Preserved Tanks in Russia", by Trevor Larkum.

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