Machine Guns of World War I
live firing classic military weapons in colour photographs
$69.77
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2008
Summary
Machine Guns of World War I: A Visual Guide to the Great War’s Automatic Weapons
All the guns examined in this new paperback edition belong to the class known as “automatic,” and seven classic World War I weapons are illustrated in some 250 color photographs.
Detailed sequences show them in close-up: during step-by-step field stripping, and during handling, loading, and live firing trials with ball ammunition, by gunners wearing period uniforms to put these historic guns in …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781847970329 |
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| ISBN-10: | 184797032X |
| Author: | Robert Bruce |
| Publisher: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Imprint: | The Crowood Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2008 |
| Weight: | 546g |
| Dimensions: | 297mm x 210mm x 11mm |
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Critics Review
“A very valuable contribution to the study of the Great War.” * Tank Journal *“Robert Bruce has produced a fantastic combination of highly detailed text, constructional and background information, together with realist live firing sequences. This book is a must for anyone with an interest in the weapons, uniforms and equipment from this period.” * The Armourer *
About The Author
Robert Bruce
Robert Bruce is a US Army Sergeant First Class and a former infantryman, tank crewman and military intelligence analyst. An internationally published magazine writer and book author, photojournalist, archivist, lecturer and authority on military small arms of the 20th century, he has been shooting, evaluating and writing about the world’s infantry weapons for over 20 years.
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