Land Rover Emergency Vehicles by James Taylor is a richly illustrated history of the vital role Land Rover vehicles have played in emergency services around the world for more than seventy years. Written by one of the foremost historians of the Land Rover marque, the book explores how the rugged design, exceptional off-road capability, and versatility of Land Rover vehicles made them ideal for fire and rescue services, police forces, ambulance services, mountain rescue teams, coastguards, civil defence organizations, and disaster-response agencies. From the first Series I models introduced in 1948 to modern Defender, Discovery, and Range Rover emergency vehicles, the book traces their evolution and specialized adaptations.

The book showcases a remarkable variety of emergency conversions, including fire tenders, rescue trucks, rapid-response vehicles, ambulances, police patrol vehicles, airport emergency vehicles, search-and-rescue units, and specialist command vehicles. It examines factory-built models as well as custom coachbuilt conversions, highlighting unique engineering solutions, bodywork modifications, equipment installations, and operational histories. Featuring hundreds of rare archival and contemporary photographs, many published for the first time, Land Rover Emergency Vehicles is both a historical record and a visual celebration of one of the world's most adaptable utility vehicles. It is an essential reference for Land Rover enthusiasts, emergency vehicle collectors, transport historians, and automotive photographers.