David Doyle Books has just announced the republication of their U.S. Dodge book. It's not cheap, but if you pre-order, you can save $25.

At last, this much sought after, long out of print volume is being reprinted!

This massive two-book work tells the amazing story of the VC, WC and G-741 Dodge trucks used by the United States Military from 1940 to 1975. From their beginnings as modified civilian trucks to their development into some of the world’s finest tactical vehicles, these two books cover the story in the greatest detail.

U.S. Dodge recounts the development and deployment of the Dodge military trucks using thousands of never before seen photographs—many from previously inaccessible private and industrial archives. The author has also combed original Chrysler and U.S. Military documents to provide the most accurate picture to date of the huge industrial undertaking that was to eventually produce over 400,000 tactical trucks for the U.S. military and its allies during WWII.

Divided into two parts encompassing two large volumes, the narrative begins in Book One with full coverage of the development and production the VC and WC series of ½, ¾-ton and 1½-ton trucks in all their wartime incarnations. U.S. Dodge devotes a full ten chapters to this aspect of the story alone.

Continuing into the second book are five additional chapters detailing the development of the post-WWII Dodge tactical trucks such as the M37 and the M601 Power Wagon. Rounding out Book Two are nine more chapters showing the Dodge trucks in use all over the globe with the U.S. Military. All major WWII theaters are covered, as well as extensive coverage of the Dodge in Korea, Asia, Europe and Vietnam.

Completing the U.S. Dodge story are seven highly detailed appendices that provide data on such subjects as production, registration numbers and allocation.

Each chapter is lavishly illustrated with period photographs covering all aspects of the Dodge military truck, from development, manufacture and deployment—some chapters containing as many as one hundred eighty photos!

Both books contain additional information which has been discovered since the first printing almost a decade ago.

U.S. Dodge will be presented in a two-book set packaged in an attractive, matching slipcase. Book 1 of the set is 496 pages and contains over 850 images. Book 2 of the set is 522 pages and contains nearly 900 images. Although the majority of the photographs in both books are black and white, many excellent and rare full color period shots can also be found within its over one thousand pages of content.

By David Doyle

This is a VERY limited edition book, and like the 2015 book, is sure to sell out almost immediately. This book is NOT being offered to wholesalers here or abroad, it will NOT be appearing on the shelves of your local book store, and based on past experiences, I will have very few if any “in stock” after the reservations are fulfilled. If you ever want to own a copy of this book, click the “Additional Info” link below to reserve your copy TODAY.

As always, NO PAYMENT is due at the time your reservation is made. As those of you who have reserved with us in the past know, we normally notify reservation holders 24-48 hours in advance of a book arrival, requesting payment within 48 to 72 hours. However, because we know this book is expensive, and it may take a bit of time for some to round up the cash, in this case our customers will be notified when the books have cleared US Customs that payment is due. This means, given trucking schedules, you’ll have 7-10 days to make payment before any unfulfilled reservation commitments are cancelled.

If you live in the UK or Europe - we have arranged for a distributor in the UK to serve you.

For the rest of the world outside the USA - This book, when packaged, will weigh about 11 pounds. Regrettably this means it will be expensive to ship overseas, but we have no control over the fees set by the various carriers and brokers, nor will we falsify any customs documents. Please keep this in mind when considering reserving a book - the shipping outside the US COULD add 30 to 50% to the cost, which again, unfortunately, is outside of our control.