Built For War: History of The M998 Humvee!

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A wartime icon made famous during the Gulf War. A tremendous machine capable of traversing the most treacherous terrain. A menacing beast that inspired the civilian Hummer H1. This is the AM General M998 Humvee. Today I get to experience this mighty machine, explore its unique features, and recount its fascinating history. Then we make a quick stop at the American Military Museum in El Monte, California, to check out their huge collection of retired military vehicles. Come join me!

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Thanks to Eric Konicki for sharing his Kosovo Humvee photos and story. Thanks to Charles Etienne for driving the camera car.

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Music used in this episode:

• Selected tracks from the YouTube Music Library
• Daedelus - "Make It Drums"
• 1000 Names - "Rio"
• Benedek - "Dial My Number"
• Selected tracks by Charles Etienne - https://www.charlesetiennemusic.com

Photos/video clips used in this episode:

• Hummer H1 photo by Brian Snelson - https://www.flickr.com/photos/32659528@N00/4002576692/
• AM General commercial - AM General
• Humvee Historical Footage - King Rose Archives
• M151 Jeep photos - National Archives
• Panama, Iraq photos - National Archives
• Misc Humvee Photos - National Archives
• Kosovo Humvee Photos - Eric Konicki
• Destroyed Humvee Photos - aliveinbaghdad - https://www.flickr.com/photos/aliveinbaghdad/66809932
• M1114 Up Armored Humvee photo - Ray Marcos - https://www.flickr.com/photos/120555782@N02/13436675463
• M1114 Cruising Photo - Matthew Zalewski - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:M1114_cruising_by_mrkoww.jpg
• Humvee Push Competition Photo - Patrick Smith - https://www.flickr.com/photos/manuscriptreplica/

Видео Built For War: History of The M998 Humvee! канала Hello Road / Ethan Tufts