The I.F Green Collection
The MVT is proud to present this collection of 18 Booklets written by I.F. Green MBE RASC (Retd).
They are available either as a hard copy in book form or online (see below)
We thank Mr Green for allowing us to publish his work and hope that they are of interest to members.
They are available either as a hard copy in book form or online (see below)
We thank Mr Green for allowing us to publish his work and hope that they are of interest to members.
Note from the Author
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The Second World War made a big and lasting impression on me. I was born in 1932 – a year before Hitler came to power. I well remember Chamberlain’s broadcast on the 3rd of September 1939 and later seeing, from 30 miles away, the red glow of London burning under the Blitz. My first memory of British military vehicles was in the summer of 1940 standing outside our home in Braughing (Herts) watching a seemingly endless convoy of utility vehicles going up the road to the RAOC workshops in Buntingford to be fitted with radios and other kit. |
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I spent the war years moving around England to various postings for my father who, although over combat age, joined up in 1939 and became Adjutant to a succession of RAF Initial Training Wings. I thus had considerable exposure to things military. My most memorable experience was frequent cycle trips around the Cambridgeshire countryside in the weeks before D-Day, marvelling at the vast congregation of military vehicles parked along the roads and lanes interspersed with pyramids of bombs and shells.
All of this stimulated my interest in military vehicles, but the catalyst for my work on the subject was twofold: the first was seeing at school in 1947 the film ‘The Foreman Went to France’, the star for me being the Army lorry; the second and clinching impetus was ‘The Observers Fighting Vehicles Directory, World War II’, edited by Bart Vanderveen, published in the mid 1960s. It was very good but it did not seem to have much to say about British Military Transport vehicles. From what I had seen and from my, by then, extensive reading it was clear to me that there was a good story to tell and so in 1974 I set about doing it. It was a long but deeply engrossing and enjoyable undertaking. I had a great deal of help from the staff of the Imperial War Museum who were most generous to me. I also wish to thank the Military Vehicle Trust for enabling my work to be seen by the widest possible audience.
I. F. Green
All of this stimulated my interest in military vehicles, but the catalyst for my work on the subject was twofold: the first was seeing at school in 1947 the film ‘The Foreman Went to France’, the star for me being the Army lorry; the second and clinching impetus was ‘The Observers Fighting Vehicles Directory, World War II’, edited by Bart Vanderveen, published in the mid 1960s. It was very good but it did not seem to have much to say about British Military Transport vehicles. From what I had seen and from my, by then, extensive reading it was clear to me that there was a good story to tell and so in 1974 I set about doing it. It was a long but deeply engrossing and enjoyable undertaking. I had a great deal of help from the staff of the Imperial War Museum who were most generous to me. I also wish to thank the Military Vehicle Trust for enabling my work to be seen by the widest possible audience.
I. F. Green
The I.F Green Collection
I.F Green's British Military Transport Guides were written in 18 parts covering a huge variety of makes and variants:
All 18 parts are available as separate online books and are also available in 7 published books from our partners The Great British Bookshop*:
All 18 parts are available as separate online books and are also available in 7 published books from our partners The Great British Bookshop*:
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BOOK 1 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 1 Light Utilities Part 2 Cars and Heavy Utilities Part 3 8 cwt Trucks 4 x 2 & 4 x 4 |
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BOOK 2 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 4 15-cwt Trucks 4 x 2 Bedford MW and Commer Part 5 15 cwt Trucks 4 x2 & 4 x 4 Ford WOT-2 and Guy Ant Part 6 15 cwt Trucks Morris CS8-C4 x2 & Morris C8GS 4 x 4 |
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BOOK 3 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 7 30cwt and 2 Ton Albion AM, Austin Bedford Part 8 30 cwt and 2 Ton 4 x 2, 4 x 4 & 6 x 4 Ford, Morris Part 9 3 Ton 4 x 2 Austin, Bedford, Commer and Leyland |
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BOOK 4 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 10 3 Ton Trucks 4 x 4 Albion, Austin, Crossley, Ford, Karrier, Thornycroft Part 11 3 Ton Trucks 4 x4 Bedford Ql and Variants Part 12 3 Ton 6 x 4 Austin, Crossley and Ford |
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BOOK 5 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 13 6 x 4 Normal and Forward Control AEC, Albion, Crossley & Guy Part 14 3 Ton 6 x 4 Forward Control;, Karrier, Leyland & Tornycroft |
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BOOK 6 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part15 Artillery Tractors Field & AA, Guy, Morris C8 & Morris CDSW Part16 Artillery Tractors Medium - AEC Matador & Variants |
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BOOK 7 available to buy (click on image) or view online (see below) Part 17 Heavy Vehicles - Scammell Pioneer Variants Part 18 Heavy Vehicles 6 - 10 tons - AEC, Albion, Dennis, Foden, Leyland, Thornycroft |
Online Version
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