Early Military Rifles
1740–1850
$54.16
- Paperback
80 pages
- Release Date
4 January 2021
Summary
The conduct of combat operations in open order during the 18th and 19th centuries required an improved firearm with more accuracy than the standard-issue smoothbore infantry musket. Consequently, the appearance of a new type of regular light infantry soldier and an innovative military firearm, the rifle, marked a new age in the history of warfare. During the 18th century both Austria and Prussia fielded light troops armed with rifled firearms, while conflicts in North America involved the dea…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472842312 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472842316 |
| Author: | Balázs Németh, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 80 |
| Release Date: | 4 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 299g |
| Dimensions: | 246mm x 174mm x 10mm |
| Series: | Weapon |
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Well written and packed full of detailed information, including diagrams, this is a must for weapon enthusiasts.
Well written and packed full of detailed information, including diagrams, this is a must for weapon enthusiasts. – John Norris * GunMart *
About The Author
Balázs Németh
Balázs Németh teaches military history at the Public Service University of Budapest’s Faculty of Military Science and Officer Training. He has a particular interest in the infantry tactics and firearms history of the mid-19th century and has published many scientific papers in Hungarian. He is based in Hungary.
Johnny Shumate began his career in 1987 after graduating from Austin Peay State University, and now works as a freelance illustrator. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani and Édouard Detaille.
Born in Malaya in 1949, Alan Gilliland spent 18 years as the graphics editor of the Daily Telegraph, winning 19 awards in that time. He now writes, illustrates and publishes fiction, as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers.
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