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Military Trader • JUNE 2023 • VOLUME 30, ISSUE 6
HOMEFRONT NEWS
Why do we collect the Third Reich?
M113 armored personnel carrier • Getting dirty in an…
Organisation Todt • The engineering arm of the Third Reich war machine
RACK ’EM UP! • ‘Jeeps in January’ piled high with grassroots fun
When the 90th hit Normandy • Soldier’s diary helps tell the heroic history of the 90th Infantry Division
Big Shooter • The 40mm Bofors Gun, M1
DOUGBOYS & FLAGS • U.S. Army portraits from World War I
COMPACT CRAWLER • The irrepressible M29 Weasel wasn’t big, but it was plenty tough and dependable
BRIGHT IDEAS • The A-B-Cs of historic MV lighting systems
D-Day on the Big Screen • How the Normandy invasion has been depicted in Hollywood
TECH TIPS
Prices won’t always go up • (They can fall like the Berlin Wall!)
CALENDAR • Confirm all information with show promoter before traveling. The time, dates, and/or location may have changed!