AML Panhard. Simplicité et polyvalence.

Following the Second World War, the French military found itself engaged in decolonization conflicts, which created new requirements for armored vehicles. At the same time, this operational necessity was coupled with a desire to revive a national arms industry that would be as independent as possible from the United States. The Panhard AML perfectly addressed both of these objectives, combining firepower, operational flexibility, and ease of maintenance with relatively modest acquisition and ownership costs—achieving a level of versatility, for a vehicle in this category, that has never been surpassed. Its exceptional qualities made it not only a workhorse for the French light armored cavalry (CLB) from the 1960s through the 1980s, but also an extraordinary export success across every continent.

In addition to exploring the origins of this versatility, this book provides a comprehensive understanding of the AML through a detailed and richly illustrated study of its two primary variants: the AML 60 and the AML 90.