Machine guns : an illustrated history of their impact / James H. Willbanks.
Machine guns : an illustrated history of their impact / James H. Willbanks.
Machine guns : an illustrated history of their impact / James H. Willbanks.
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Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Date
2004.
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N623.424/1
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English
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p. cm.
Contents
Introduction to weapons and warfare series / Spencer C. Tucker -- Ch. 1. Introduction : the search for firepower -- Ch. 2. Organ batteries and mechanical machine guns -- Ch. 3. The maxim guns -- Ch. 4. Machine guns during World War I -- Ch. 5. The development of the submachine gun -- Ch. 6. Preparin...
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Publisher
Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, 2004.
Place of Publication
California
Date Published
2004.
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"Covering the evolution of machine guns from the mid-19th century to the present, Machine Guns follows both the development of small arms technology and the impact of machine guns on ground combat, military strategy, and society itself. The book ranges from the forerunners of mechanical guns, such as the 1382 Belgian multiple-barrel gun to the Civi...
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Machine guns : an illustrated history of their impact / James H. Willbanks.
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Weapons and warfare series.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N623.424/1
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74VKPvMDeQ83
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKPvMDeQ83
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ISBN
1851094857 (e-book : alk. paper)
9781851094806 (hardback : alk. paper)
1851094806 (hardback : alk. paper)
9781851094851 (e-book : alk. paper)
DDC
623.4424
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991019565289702626
