Machine Guns
Terry Gander(Author)
The Crowood Press Ltd
Published on 30. May 2003
Book
Hardback
192 pages
978-1-86126-580-7 (ISBN)
Description
The machine gun has been around since the end of the 19th century and its impact on warfare cannot be overestimated. Its capability of prolonged fire, ability to wipe out dozens of victims in a single burst without the need for enormous accuracy on the part of the operator, has made it a fearsome weapon. It extracted a huge toll during World War I and in the 21st century it is still a potent weapon in the hands of troops on the ground and in the air. This history sums up the development of the weapon. Information on all the most important designs, including Maxim, Browning, Lewis and Degtyarev, as well as specifications of the most significant models are included.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Ramsbury
United Kingdom
Illustrations
160 b&w photographs
Dimensions
Height: 246 mm
Width: 189 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
792 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-86126-580-7 (9781861265807)
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Person
Terry Gander has been interested in military matters all his life and has been actively writing on military hardware for well over twenty years. He has written four previous books for Crowood.