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Author : Frederick Victor Longstaff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (321 download)
Download or read book The Book of the Machine Gun written by Frederick Victor Longstaff and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Leigh Neville
Publisher : Pen and Sword
ISBN 13 : 1473896150
Total Pages : 473 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book Infantry Small Arms of the 21st Century written by Leigh Neville and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2019-10-30 with total page 473 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of Guns of the Special Forces 2001-2015 presents a comprehensive overview of 21st century military guns used by small armies around the world. Soldiers in today's modern armies have access to ever more advanced infantry weapons; lighter, more compact and more accurate than anything seen in the last century. These include combat pistols, personal assault rifles, submachine guns, sniper rifles, shotguns, light machine guns and squad automatic weapons. Infantry Small Arms of the 21st Century features all these weapons and more, examining each in exhaustive detail. The author draws on the operational combat experience of the users in war zones such as Iraq, Afghanistan and Ukraine. As well as assessing and comparing the potency of different nations weapon systems, the book looks to the future demands of the infantry man.
Author : Melvin Maynard Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781436706230
Total Pages : 420 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (62 download)
Download or read book Rifles and Machine Guns of the World's Armies written by Melvin Maynard Johnson and published by . This book was released on 2008-06 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 146543089X
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (654 download)
Download or read book Firearms: An Illustrated History written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2014-04-01 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This fascinating visual account of firearms shows everything from the earliest cannons to modern weapons of war. It also highlights how gun technology and military tactics developed in tandem over time. Centuries ago, the Chinese discovered that if they put gunpowder and a projectile into a metal tube and ignited it, they could fire the projectile with enormous force. The first guns were born. Firearms: An Illustrated History showcases over 300 firearms including pistols, revolvers, rifles, shotguns, machine-guns, and artillery, each with annotated close-up photographs and details of their origins, barrel, and caliber. It details the use of the firearms, not just in the military but for sport, hunting, and law enforcement. This comprehensive volume traces the history of firearms, highlighting "turning points" such as the rifle with its parallel spiraled groves that could impart a spin to bullets making them fly straighter. It also showcases iconic firearms such as the Walther PPK self-loading pistol popularised in James Bond films. With information on the great gunsmiths including Beretta and Kalashnikov and a detailed guide to how guns work, Firearms: An Illustrated History is an essential purchase for everyone interested in guns and military history.
Author : David Miller
Publisher : Chartwell Books
ISBN 13 : 9780785828013
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated Directory of Guns written by David Miller and published by Chartwell Books. This book was released on 2011-04-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Illustrated Directory series provide readers with a fully illustrated, comprehensive, hardcover reference book packed with timelines, historical facts and images designed to inform and excite. At 512 pages packed with information and photographs, this book is a necessary addition to any enthusiast's library. The Illustrated Directory of Guns is the most ambitious and lavishly illustrated history of guns for the collector and enthusiast. It shows in clear, detailed photographs and text over 1500 guns with separate sections on Pistols, Revolvers, Rifles, Shotguns (military and sporting) Machine Guns, and Submachine guns. Organized A-Z by country and gunmaker's name, the book clearly shows the different types of gun which the world has used to hunt, wage war, break and defend its laws, hone its sharpshooting skills, and fire purely for the fun of it. The book also features an introduction on each section, which gives a brief history of the development of that particular kind of firearm.
Download or read book Firearms – An Illustrated History – The Definitive Visual Guide written by and published by . This book was released on with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The beautifully photographed catalog tells the story of gun development in striking detail and features stunning close-ups of key weapons, from muskets, pistols, revolvers and rifles to shotguns, machine guns and modern machinery.
Author : Ralph Riccio
Publisher : Schiffer Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780764345838
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (458 download)
Download or read book Italian Small Arms of the First and Second World Wars written by Ralph Riccio and published by Schiffer Publishing. This book was released on 2014 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first comprehensive work, in either English or Italian, to address Italian small arms used during World War I and World War II. It describes each weapon and covers the developmental history and use of all Italian designed and produced pistols, rifles, submachine guns and machine guns used during both conflicts, as well as prototype weapons and foreign weapons used by the Italians. Other appendices cover bayonets, accoutrements, markings, ammunition, small arms manufacturing facilities, Italian small arms designers, production summaries, and collector's notes. It includes many previously unpublished photographs and background information on small arms producers, ammunition production facilities, and designers. In addition to the new material, it also corrects previously published errors about Italian weapons. AUTHOR: Ralph Riccio spent twenty years as a U.S. Army military intelligence officer. He has written numerous magazine articles, many in Italian, as well as having authored several books dealing with Italian and Irish military equipment and history. His native Italian fluency has enabled him to develop extensive contacts with Italian military history experts and to delve deeply into research on Italian weapons and history. This latest book on Italian military small arms is the culmination of years of research on the subject. ILLUSTRATIONS: 608 b/w and colour photographs
Author : Melvin Maynard Johnson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (177 download)
Download or read book Rifles and Machine Guns of the World's Armies written by Melvin Maynard Johnson and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : DK
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0756642191
Total Pages : 364 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (566 download)
Download or read book Weapon written by DK and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-10-02 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Weapon: A Visual History of Arms and Armor is an epic 4,000-year illustrated story of weaponry. From stone axes to heavy machine-guns, swords to sniper rifles, discover the innovative design, range, lethal function and brutal history of arms and armor, and meet the warriors who wielded them. Weapon includes all the important arms from the ages, covering edged weapons, clubs, projectiles and firearms from ancient Egyptian axes, through bows and spears of traditional societies in Africa, Oceania and the Americas, to the machine-guns and missiles of modern infantry forces. Key weapons from every era are presented in sharp detail and the mechanisms that operate them are displayed and explained. Top fighting forces, from the Greek hoplite to the Navy Seal are profiled, and the weapons they have wielded and the tactics and fighting methods they've used are revealed.
Author : Chris Bishop
Publisher : Crescent
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Encyclopedia of World Military Weapons written by Chris Bishop and published by Crescent. This book was released on 1988 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Våbensystemer, våbenhistorie, våbenudvikling, våbentyper, m.m. Bredt opslagsværk om "alverdens militære våben", beskrivelse, fotos og tekniske data for de enkelte våben og de lande og nationer, i hvis væbnede styrker og militær, disse våben anvendes. Bogen er rigt illustreret, og udkom i 1988. Den er disponeret således: Surface to surface missiles; Modern main battle tanks; Modern light tanks and reconnaissance vehicles; Modern tracked infantry vehicles; Modern wheeled APCs; Modern self-propelled guns and howitzers; Modern towed artillery; Modern multiple rocket launchers; Surface to air missiles; Modern self-propelled anti-aircraft guns; Modern towed anti-aircraft weapons; Anti-tank missiles; Modern combat pistols; Modern sub machine-guns; Modern assault riffles; Modern sniping riffles; Modern machine guns; World Armies.
Author : Chuck Wills
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 151071619X
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated History of Guns written by Chuck Wills and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-05-02 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time in paperback, a photographic history of civilization, as seen through the world's most deadly and fascinating firearms. The Illustrated History of Guns is a comprehensive look at the tools of battle. To craft this book, more than five hundred photographs of genuine specimens were specially commissioned from the six-thousand-piece collection of the Berman Museum of World History. The weapons featured span a period of close to four thousand years, ranging from Ancient Greece to World War II, and from the Crusades in Europe to the US Civil War. It features a wide array of diverse treasures, including the traveling pistols of Confederate president Jefferson Davis, a royal Persian scimitar with 1,295 rose-cut diamonds and rubies, and a single 11-carat emerald set in gold, first owned by Shah Abbas I of Persia and given in tribute to Catherine the Great. The Illustrated History of Guns also offers information on weapons innovators, including Alexander Forsyth, Eliphalet Remington, Samuel Colt, Sergei Mosin, the Mauser brothers, Hiram Maxim, John Browning, Richard Gatling, John T. Thompson, John Garland, Feodor Tokarev, Oliver Winchester, and Mikhail Kalashnikov. With unparalleled historical perspective and background on persons significant to the development and advancements of weapons technology or military strategy, The Illustrated History of Guns belongs on the shelf of every history buff and firearms enthusiast.
Author : Col. Y Udaya Chandar (Retd.)
Publisher : Notion Press
ISBN 13 : 1946983799
Total Pages : 535 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (469 download)
Download or read book The Modern Weaponry of the World’s Armed Forces written by Col. Y Udaya Chandar (Retd.) and published by Notion Press. This book was released on 2017-04-24 with total page 535 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Modern Weaponry of the World’s Armed Forces is a treatise of military weaponry. It depicts about fortypresent-day weapon systems possessed by various nations, describingthreeto fourweapons of each category with images, specifications, origin, development and design briefly. The weapon systems presented are almost all fromthe twenty-firstcentury orthe weapons presently under development. Only a very few officers in the three services know the finer distinctions between, say, cruise missile and ballistic missile, fourthgeneration jet fighter and fifthgeneration jet fighter and howitzer and a field gun. All such nuances are explained clearly. The beginning explains the ‘history of military weapons’ briefly and ends with information on the missile shield erected by most countries including India. The missile shield destroys the hostile incoming aircraft or missile automatically. The missile shield presented is real,existson the ground today and not fictitious. The militaries win thewar with the help of the man who stands erect in the face of the enemy fire and the weapon that is in his hands. All the students of military science must read this invaluable book about the gun in the hands of asoldier, what exactly it is and how much it matters.
Author : James H. Willbanks
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1851094857
Total Pages : 284 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (51 download)
Download or read book Machine Guns written by James H. Willbanks and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2004-11-23 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The machine gun—often called the killing machine—revolutionized modern ground combat, brought an end to the traditional infantry and cavalry charge, and changed the battlefields of war forever. This volume in the Weapons and Warfare series describes the history of machine guns from the mid-19th century to the present, following both the evolution of small arms technology and the impact of machine guns on the battlefield, on military strategy, and on human society. This book discusses subjects ranging from the forerunners of mechanical and automatic guns, to the unusual history of the Civil War-era Gatling gun (the first practical machine gun, not used by the Union army because Gatling was a Southerner), to the machine guns developed for the world wars and those for present day use. Readers will see how the advent of the machine gun revolutionized ground combat—and how in some instances, technology outran tactics and doctrines, with disastrous consequences.
Author : Melvin Maynard Johnson Jr.
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781494106041
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (6 download)
Download or read book Rifles and MacHine Guns of the World's Armies written by Melvin Maynard Johnson Jr. and published by . This book was released on 2013-10 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is a new release of the original 1944 edition.
Author : Roger Ford
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781845091613
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (916 download)
Download or read book The World's Great Machine Guns written by Roger Ford and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With the old of full color artworks, detailed cutaways, black & white and color photographs, and an authoritative text these gun books provide fascinating features of innumerous weapons.
Author : John Ellis
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 9780801833588
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (335 download)
Download or read book The Social History of the Machine Gun written by John Ellis and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 1986-08 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It necessitated a technological response: first the armored tank, then the jet fighter, and, perhaps ultimately, the hydrogen bomb.
Author : Chris McNab
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472842405
Total Pages : 81 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book Soviet Machine Guns of World War II written by Chris McNab and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-02-17 with total page 81 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study looks at how the Soviet armed forces developed and deployed a range of machine guns that fitted with their offensive and defensive infantry tactics across six years of total war. In 1939, three machine guns dominated the Red Army's front-line infantry firepower – the DShK 1938 heavy machine gun, the PM M1910 medium/heavy machine gun and the Degtyaryov DP-27, a lighter, bipod-mounted support weapon. Confronted by cutting-edge German technology during the Great Patriotic War (1941–45), the Soviets responded with the development of new weaponry, including the RPD light machine gun, the 7.62×54mmR SG43 medium machine gun and the improved version of the DP-27, the DPM. Taken together, all these weapons gave the Red Army a more practical range of support weapons, better able to challenge the Germans for fire superiority on the battlefield. Fully illustrated, this study explains the technology and the tactics of these machine guns. Noted authority Chris McNab sets out how these machine guns were distributed and tactically applied and provides numerous examples of the weapons in action, from assault teams on the streets of Stalingrad to tank crews struggling for survival at Kursk. The book also reflects upon the weapons' post-war service; many of the machine guns remain in front-line use today. Illustrated with high-quality photographs and specially commissioned artwork, this is a deep analysis of these essential tools of warfare within the Soviet forces.
