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THE
COMPLETE BOOK OF POLICE AND MILITARY MOTORCYCLES
From Pittsburgh's adoption of motorcycles for police use in 1909 to Gen.
John J. "Black Jack" Pershing's 1916 pursuit of Pancho Villa
into Mexican territory on Harley-Davidsons, Indians and Excelsiors to the
deployment of motorcycles in both world wars, this book tells the
fascinating tale of these magnificent machines from their 20th century
beginnings to their current use by police departments and militaries
throughout the world. Joseph Berk, author of The Gatling Gun,
explores every aspect of police and military motorcycles, including the
history of their manufacture by Harley-Davidson, Indian, Kawasaki, BMW,
Honda and others; details of their procurement by selected U.S. police
departments; critiques of the "Big Three" police models employed
in the United States from officers who have put them to the test; a
detailed outline of the intensive 10-day training program required of U.S.
motor officers; an inside look at how specific police departments from
Atlanta to L.A. utilize motorcycles on a day-to-day basis; and a look at
the specific makes and models used by Special Forces and other military
units from World War I through the turn of the century and beyond.
The author is a motorcycle enthusiast who has owned and ridden
Harley-Davidsons for many years. An engineer with roughly 25 years in the
defense industry, he also enjoys photography and writing and has published
short stories in EasyRiders, Iron Horse, and Motorcycle
Classics magazines.
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THE
GATLING GUN
19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan
More than 130 years after its introduction, the Gatling is a force to be
reckoned with. After being declared obsolete in 1911, it staged an
impressive comeback as the Vulcan in the 1950s, terrified the Vietcong in
the jungles of Vietnam and contributed to the swift defeat of Iraqi troops
in the liberation of Kuwait. It will no doubt play a vital military role
well into the 21st century, and this is the definitive book on its
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