Bicycle in Wartime An Illustrated History

Describes the basic scope & nature of the wartime uses of the bicycle -- still the most economical & energy-efficient way for a person to move from point A to point B. While most of the information was drawn from English language sources, documents in Boer, French, German, Japanese & Vietnamese were also consulted. Shows how often experts were wrong in underestimating the influence of the bicycle even when used against highly mechanized armies. Chapters: The Experimental Years; The Boer War; The War of the Words: 1900-1914; World War I; Die Radfahrtruppe: 1914-1945; When Tojo Came A-Wheeling; World War II; In Vietnam; & History & Perceptions. Illustrations.Fitzpatrick, Jim is the author of 'Bicycle in Wartime An Illustrated History' with ISBN 9780788197369 and ISBN 0788197363.