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The Lewis Gun

Author : Neil Grant
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178200792X
Total Pages : 82 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (82 download)

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Download or read book The Lewis Gun written by Neil Grant and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2014-03-20 with total page 82 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During World War I, the British adopted the US-designed Lewis gun as an infantry weapon, realizing that its light weight and the fact that it could be fired both prone and on the move made it ideal for supporting advances and defending captured trenches. Later adopted by an array of countries from the Netherlands to Japan, the Lewis successfully served as the primary or secondary armament in armoured fighting vehicles and in both ground-based anti-aircraft and aircraft-mounted roles. Although it was superseded by the Bren in British service in 1937, the outbreak of World War II meant that thousands returned to active service, and it played a key role as far afield as Libya, with the Long-Range Desert Group, and the Philippines, with the US Marine Corps. Written by an authority on this iconic light machine gun, this is the fascinating story of the innovative and influential Lewis gun, from the trenches of World War I to the Libyan desert and Pacific islands of World War II and beyond.

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Publisher : Dundurn
ISBN 13 : 1459704231
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (597 download)

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Download or read book written by and published by Dundurn. This book was released on with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

We Wasn't Pals

Author : Barry Callaghan
Publisher : Exile Editions, Ltd.
ISBN 13 : 9781550966428
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (664 download)

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Download or read book We Wasn't Pals written by Barry Callaghan and published by Exile Editions, Ltd.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Ignored by critics and readers of the time, these poems were written by Canadians who witnessed the horror of World War I first-hand, forming an anthology in which the forgotten experiences of a decade are finally remembered.

Machine Gun Notes

Author : Army War College
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Machine Gun Notes written by Army War College and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Machine Gun Notes, No. 1

Author : Great Britain. War Office
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 222 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (3 download)

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Download or read book Machine Gun Notes, No. 1 written by Great Britain. War Office and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Modelling World War 1 Trench Warfare

Author : Andy Belsey
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 1785008595
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (85 download)

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Download or read book Modelling World War 1 Trench Warfare written by Andy Belsey and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2021-05-24 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aimed at both the beginner and more experienced modeller, this is a guide to the design, planning and creation of realistic models in 1:285 and 1:32 scales. Covering British, French and German trenches of the Western Front, this book includes the different construction, materials and repair methods used during the conflict. Each chapter includes the historical background, together with step-by-step instructions. With over 300 photographs, this book includes: why trenches were a necessity to save lives and how they adapted through the war; how to build models of British 'ideal' and typical trenches, a wet soil trench, improved shell hole, front line dugout, tunnels and mines, and a hospital tent. Construction advice is given for typical French and German trenches, together with a reversed German trench (modelled under British control) and a German concrete bunker. The creation of artillery models, realistic groundwork and plants is covered along with perfecting fine details such as tools, clothes, mess tins, shaving equipment, cigarette packets and letters from home. Finally, there is a guide to visiting the trenches today, a trench glossary and useful measurements at 1:32 scale.

Modelling and Painting World War I Allied Figures

Author : Mike Butler
Publisher : The Crowood Press
ISBN 13 : 0719840937
Total Pages : 542 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (198 download)

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Download or read book Modelling and Painting World War I Allied Figures written by Mike Butler and published by The Crowood Press. This book was released on 2022-09-16 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This practical guide will enable you to create your own realistic small-scale models from the period of The Great War, specifically those involving the forces, aviation and armoured cars of Great Britain, the Commonwealth, France and Belgium. It also touches on other Allied Nations, Russia and Italy. With over 325 high quality photographs, this book covers what soldiers looked like in WW1, with actual clothing and equipment examples for use as reference. There are 'step by step' projects of figures and busts from concept to completion using a wide range of scales, mediums and materials. Each project is explained with an 'Important Steps' and 'Key Points' guide, plus painting palette recommendation. 'How to' illustrations demonstrating techniques and highlighting details are included as well as 'How to' explanations of painting techniques to create realistic-looking skin, clothing and equipment textures like serge battledress and canvas webbing. Many tips are given on how to set up your projects to ensure you are ready to begin experimenting with your own approach. Use these tips to help grow your confidence in sculpting, converting and painting your WW1 projects.

Tommy at War

Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Biteback Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1849546096
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (495 download)

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Download or read book Tommy at War written by John Sadler and published by Biteback Publishing. This book was released on 2013-05-09 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 2014 marks the centenary of the outbreak of the Great War, arguably the definitive conflict in the history of Europe. Never before or since has such a great swell of popular sentiment produced such a patriotic rush to arms. In the trenches and on the battlefield, British soldiers united with their allies to fight valiantly for the cause. At very great cost, they delivered Western Europe from a new Dark Age. Providing a vital insight into this pivotal period, historians John Sadler and Rosie Serdiville disclose the poignant and emotive experiences of war, in the front line and behind, from men and women of every class and background. Combining rich anecdote and unique testimony, the stories of those that passed through the ordeal of war reveal remarkable tales of horror and suffering, but also the comradeship, exhilaration and adventure of the Western Front. This is the human story of the Great War, told by those who lived through it.

Tommies

Author : John Sadler
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1612004857
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (12 download)

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Download or read book Tommies written by John Sadler and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Everything you need to know to get you started on the subject of the men of the British Army who found themselves in the trenches in WWI. Superb.” —Books Monthly British soldiers have been known as Tommies for centuries, but the nickname is particularly associated with the British infantryman in the trenches of World War I. In August 1914, a small professional force of British soldiers crossed the Channel to aid the French and Belgians as the German army advanced. As it became apparent that the war would not, in fact, be over by Christmas, a vast drive for volunteer soldiers began. As enthusiasm for enlistment tailed off, eventually conscription was introduced in order to replenish the forces weakened by years of bloodshed. By 1918 the British army was transformed, fielding 5.5 million men on the western front alone. These Tommies fought an entirely new type of war, living in vast trench systems, threatened by death from the air and gas attack as well as by bullet, bomb, or bayonet. This introduction explores the experience of Tommies on the western front, explaining how their war evolved and changed from the mobile battles of August 1914 to the final days of the war, and discussing daily life as an infantryman on the front line using firsthand accounts, contemporary poems, and songs. The Casemate Short History Series “would be excellent for someone with an early interest in military history or for someone talking history at school. Very readable and easy to understand with some good illustrations” (Army Rumour Service).

Enigmas of Sacrifice

Author : W. J. Mc Cormack
Publisher : MSU Press
ISBN 13 : 1628952512
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (289 download)

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Download or read book Enigmas of Sacrifice written by W. J. Mc Cormack and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2016-03-01 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Enigmas of Sacrifice: A Critique of Joseph M. Plunkett and the Dublin Insurrection of 1916 is the first critical study of the religious poet and militarist Joseph M. Plunkett, who was executed with the other leaders of the Dublin insurrection of 1916. Through Plunkett the author gains access to areas of nationalist thought that were more often assumed or repressed than publicly formulated. In this eye-opening book, W. J. Mc Cormack explores and analyzes Plunkett’s brief life, work, and influence, beginning with his wealthy but dysfunctional family, irregular Jesuit education, and self-canceling sexuality. Mc Cormack continues through Plunkett’s active phase when amateur theatricals and a magazine editorship brought him into the emergent neonationalist discourse of early twentieth-century Ireland. Finally, the author arrives at Holy Week 1916, when Plunkett masterminded the forgery of official documentation in order to provoke and justify the insurrection he planned. Mc Cormack analyzes Plunkett’s significant texts and provides context through critical perspectives on his milieu. Enigmas of Sacrifice is unique in its effort to understand a major figure of Irish nationalism in terms that reach beyond political identity.

The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, 1914-1918

Author : Frederick P. Gibbon
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The 42nd (East Lancashire) Division, 1914-1918 written by Frederick P. Gibbon and published by . This book was released on 1920 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library

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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1234 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Subject Index of the Modern Works Added to the British Museum Library written by and published by . This book was released on 1922 with total page 1234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Navy List

Author : Great Britain. Admiralty
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1022 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (973 download)

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Download or read book The Navy List written by Great Britain. Admiralty and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 1022 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Barnsley Pals

Author : Jon Cooksey
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178346061X
Total Pages : 706 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (834 download)

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Download or read book Barnsley Pals written by Jon Cooksey and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2008-07-15 with total page 706 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The true World War I story of one British town’s remarkable response to the message “Your Country Needs You.” The Pals battalions were a phenomenon of the Great War, never repeated since. Under Lord Derby’s scheme, and in response to Lord Kitchener’s famous call for a million volunteers, local communities raised (and initially often paid for) entire battalions for service on the Western Front. Their experience was all too frequently tragic, as men who had known each other all their lives, had worked, volunteered, and trained together, and had shipped to France together, encountered the first full fury of modern battle on the Somme in July 1916. Many of the Pals battalions would not long survive that first brutal baptism, but their spirit and fighting qualities have gone down in history. These were truly the cream of Britain’s young men, and every single one of them was a volunteer. This book tells their story. Includes photographs and illustrations

Attack on the Somme

Author : Martin Pegler
Publisher : Casemate Publishers
ISBN 13 : 178159709X
Total Pages : 190 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (815 download)

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Download or read book Attack on the Somme written by Martin Pegler and published by Casemate Publishers. This book was released on 2006-09-15 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Battle of the Somme is fixed in the country's collective memory as a disaster—probably the bloodiest episode in the catalogue of futile offensives launched by the British on the Western Front. Over five months of desperate fighting in 1916 the British wrestled with the Germans for control of a narrow strip of innocuous French countryside. When the fighting petered out the British had barely pushed back the Germans from their original positions for a combined casualty figure of over a million men. But after 80 years this notorious episode in western military history deserves to be reassessed.Previously unpublished eyewitness accounts are used to give a fascinating first-hand view of the immediate experience of the fighting. As Martin Pegler shows, a revision in our assessment of the Somme, in particular of the tactics and the weaponry employed by the combatants, is overdue, and he challenges the traditional assumptions about the course of the battle and its future impact on the development of warfare.

Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation

Author : Stephen Bull
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313061777
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (13 download)

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Download or read book Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation written by Stephen Bull and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-06-30 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the Abrams M1 tank to the zeppelin, this essential reference details the invention and evolution of nearly 600 of the most important advances in military technology from prehistory to the present. International in scope, it covers weapons, ammunition, defenses, land vehicles, aircraft, ships, detection, stealth, gear, supplies, weapons of mass destruction, and much more. Whether researching such cutting-edge technologies as the B-2 Stealth Bomber, Patriot Missile, and the Roborat project or such historical topics as forts, Molotov cocktails, or the U-2, Encyclopedia of Military Technology and Innovation is a must-have reference. Warfare and national defense have provided a strong stimulus for technological advances throughout history. This reference provides students and researchers from high school through college, scholars, and the general public essential information, historical perspective, and scientific context to understand better the development, capabilities, and uses of major military technologies. Fifty illustrations, helpful cross-references, a bibliography, and an index help users navigate this reference and supplement their research.

The Machine Gun: History, evolution and development of manually operated, full automatic, and power driven aircraft machine guns

Author : George M. Chinn
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 710 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)

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Download or read book The Machine Gun: History, evolution and development of manually operated, full automatic, and power driven aircraft machine guns written by George M. Chinn and published by . This book was released on 1951 with total page 710 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The series of books entitled "The machine gun" was begun with the belief that the next best thing to actual knowledge is knowing where to find it. The research summarized within the covers of these volumes has been compiled by the Bureau of Ordinance, Department of the Navy, in order to place in the hands of those rightfully interested in the art of automatic weapon design, the world's recorded progress in this field of endeavor."--Vol. II, p. v.