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Author : Charles W. Pate
Publisher : Andrew Mowbray Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780917218750
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (187 download)
Download or read book U.S. Handguns of World War II written by Charles W. Pate and published by Andrew Mowbray Pub. This book was released on 1998-01-01 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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ISBN 13 : 9781853672545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (725 download)
Download or read book The American Arsenal written by and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This superb reference work is the ultimate illustrated guide to the equipment used by the U.S. Army during World War II. In no other single reference source can so much accurate and authentic information on weapons, vehicles, ammunition and other combat equipment be found, together with an authoritative explanation of the development and introduction processes. The detailed facts and figures are profusely illustrated with 400 high-quality photographs and drawings, and set in context in the Introduction by military equipment expert Ian V. Hogg. During World War II, various military agencies produced catalogs to fill in the gaps left by the official U.S. War Department manuals. This led to inconsistent technical data appearing in different sources. In order to standardize the information and properly catalog all the equipment, the U.S. Ordnance Department put together the master guide now published as The American Arsenal, covering every piece of equipment in use and being produced, and even including some German and Japanese equipment.
Author : Alexander Lüdeke
Publisher : Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN 13 : 9781445424354
Total Pages : 324 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Weapons of World War II written by Alexander Lüdeke and published by Parragon Pubishing India. This book was released on 2011 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the weapons and vehicles of all the countries that fought in World War II in a clear and comprehensive manner. It offers an excellent overview of the divers weaponry used by both the Axis Powers and the Allies, with everything you might want to know about the development and deployment of each type of weapon along with the relevant technical specifications.
Author : John Campbell
Publisher : Conway Maritime Press
ISBN 13 : 9780851779249
Total Pages : 403 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (792 download)
Download or read book Naval Weapons of World War Two written by John Campbell and published by Conway Maritime Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 403 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is no shortage of reference books on the warships that fought the Second World War, but the weapons they carried have been largely ignored. This situation is entirely rectified in this classic work, which is encyclopaedic in scope and largely based on original research. Divided by country (including minor powers not directly involved in the war), the book covers all the major weaponry of the period. Weapons of earlier vintage that were employed during the war, and those that were at an experimental, trial or design stage in 1945 are also included. The size, scope and originality of this work make it one of the most important reference works available on naval warfare during the Second World War.
Author : G.M. Barnes
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1632201844
Total Pages : 382 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (322 download)
Download or read book Weapons of World War II written by G.M. Barnes and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-11 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: World War II not only marked the end of a terrifying time in Europe, but also the dawning of many technological breakthroughs. In Weapons of World War II, written by the Chief of Research and Engineering Office of Ordnance, G.M. Barnes discusses the various weapons used during the war. Such topics include: • Small arms and small arms ammunition • Aircraft armament • Ammunition • Artillery • Tanks, gun motor carriages, and motor transport. • And more! With over a 150 vintage black and white photos, this book is a must-have for any history buff with more than just a passing interest in how the war was fought. Skyhorse Publishing, as well as our Arcade imprint, are proud to publish a broad range of books for readers interested in history--books about World War II, the Third Reich, Hitler and his henchmen, the JFK assassination, conspiracies, the American Civil War, the American Revolution, gladiators, Vikings, ancient Rome, medieval times, the old West, and much more. While not every title we publish becomes a New York Times bestseller or a national bestseller, we are committed to books on subjects that are sometimes overlooked and to authors whose work might not otherwise find a home.
Author : Maury Klein
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608194094
Total Pages : 916 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Download or read book A Call to Arms written by Maury Klein and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-07-16 with total page 916 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The colossal scale of World War II required a mobilization effort greater than anything attempted in all of the world's history. The United States had to fight a war across two oceans and three continents--and to do so, it had to build and equip a military that was all but nonexistent before the war began. Never in the nation's history did it have to create, outfit, transport, and supply huge armies, navies, and air forces on so many distant and disparate fronts. The Axis powers might have fielded better-trained soldiers, better weapons, and better tanks and aircraft, but they could not match American productivity. The United States buried its enemies in aircraft, ships, tanks, and guns; in this sense, American industry and American workers, won World War II. The scale of the effort was titanic, and the result historic. Not only did it determine the outcome of the war, but it transformed the American economy and society. Maury Klein's A Call to Arms is the definitive narrative history of this epic struggle--told by one of America's greatest historians of business and economics--and renders the transformation of America with a depth and vividness never available before.
Download or read book Reel Equipment CE-11 written by and published by . This book was released on 1944 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Matt Doeden
Publisher : Capstone
ISBN 13 : 1515779211
Total Pages : 33 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (157 download)
Download or read book Weapons of World War II written by Matt Doeden and published by Capstone. This book was released on 2017-09-15 with total page 33 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Countries from all over the globe fought in World War II. Check out this book to find out more about the weapons used in World War II.
Author : U. S. Army Dept. Staff
Publisher : Merriam Press
ISBN 13 : 1576380262
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (763 download)
Download or read book U. S. Army Ordnance Research and Development in World War II written by U. S. Army Dept. Staff and published by Merriam Press. This book was released on 1997 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : John Walter
Publisher : The History Press
ISBN 13 : 0750968540
Total Pages : 262 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Guns of The Third Reich written by John Walter and published by The History Press. This book was released on 2016-01-06 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The armies of the Third Reich were a formidable foe for the Allied forces – largely thanks to the effectiveness of their equipment and weaponry. In this first-class book, renowned firearms expert John Walter examines the full range of guns used from the commercially successful Walter PP and PPK, to the double-action, personal defence pistols Mauser HSc and Sauer M38. Walter also considers the value of weapons that were captured and then used, by the Wehrmacht and the police. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with fascinating examples, this comprehensive reference book covers all significant aspects of design and employment, including data for each weapon on length, weight, barrel, magazine and muzzle velocity. This is an indispensable resource on a compelling subject.
Author : Leroy Thompson
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 178096434X
Total Pages : 169 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)
Download or read book The M1 Garand written by Leroy Thompson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2012-05-20 with total page 169 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S. Patton called the Garand, “The greatest battle implement ever devised.” At a time when opposing forces were armed with bolt-action rifles, US troops had a highly reliable self-loader. The eight-round clips which were used to load the M1 Garand were, however, viewed with mixed emotions by the troops on the ground. Some Army and Marine Corps troops allegedly felt that the distinctive “twang” as the Garand's clip was ejected when empty alerted the enemy that the soldiers were reloading and resulted in an attack. But the Garand became the defining mankiller of the war, despite its weight and magazine problems, and many US combat veterans consider it one of the key reasons they survived the war.
Author : Ian V. Hogg
Publisher : Frontline Books
ISBN 13 : 1473897025
Total Pages : 901 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (738 download)
Download or read book The American Arsenal written by Ian V. Hogg and published by Frontline Books. This book was released on 2014-11-02 with total page 901 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During WWII, various U.S. military agencies produced catalogues of equipment to fill the gaps left by the official War Department manuals, which led to inconsistent data appearing in different sources. In order to standardize information and properly catalogue all the equipment, the U.S. Ordnance Department put together a master guide, published here as The American Arsenal. All the information was checked and authenticated by reference to Ordnance Committee Minutes and similar authorities. No other single source provides so much accurate and authentic detail on U.S. weapons, ammunition, vehicles and other combat equipment, with an authoritative explanation of their development and introduction processes. Profusely illustrated with over 900 photographs and drawings, the facts and figures are set in context in the introduction by weapons expert Ian V. Hogg. This is an invaluable reference work for those interested in the military equipment of WWII.
Author : Robert Bruce
Publisher : Motorbooks International
ISBN 13 : 9781859151556
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (515 download)
Download or read book U. S. Automatic Weapons of World War II - Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Color Photographs written by Robert Bruce and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 1998 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Following his highly praised book on German Automatic Weapons of World War II and Machine Guns of World War I, this respected US author turns to the weapons carried by the GI of the infantry rifle platoon in World War II and Korea. '
Author : Tom Laemlein
Publisher : Osprey Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9781849084949
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (849 download)
Download or read book US Small Arms in World War II written by Tom Laemlein and published by Osprey Publishing. This book was released on 2011-05-24 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the humorous to the poignant, this incredible collection of wartime images reveals ordinary GIs on the frontline. From the deserts of North Africa to Normandy and from Guadalcanal to Iwo Jima, every theater of war is covered and each image details the small arms that the average GI carried with him to wage war and win an historic victory. All the key small arms, from the commonplace 3Grease Gun2 to the rare Johnson rifle, and including pistols, rifles, carbines, combat shotguns, automatic rifles and machine guns are included. Tom Laemlein has created a unique photo study that draws together a rare collection of classic images (many never before seen). These images together with a short introduction to each weapon tells the combat story of the US Army at war.
Author : Charles C Roberts
Publisher : Casemate
ISBN 13 : 1636242537
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (362 download)
Download or read book The U.S. 37-mm Gun in World War II written by Charles C Roberts and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2023-11-30 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A detailed history of the most widely used 37-mm gun of WWII and its applications. Developed in response to the 1899 Hague Convention, the 37-mm gun met the restrictions on the size of weapons that could fire explosive shells, yet was also light and lethal enough to be used in battle. After World War I, in which the French Model 1916 37-mm was used extensively, several countries developed or adopted the 37-mm gun. Behind in their development of an antitank gun, the United States relied on the German Pak 36 37-mm design as a basis for development. By the mid 1930s, the US Ordnance Department designed the M3 37-mm gun and M4 carriage resulting in a towed antitank gun, the first antitank gun in the US Army. This gun proved effective at the beginning of World War II, but as German armor protection increased, it could not penetrate the frontal armor of many German tanks and was relegated to lesser roles. However, the gun proved effective against the Japanese tanks and Japanese strong points in the Far East. The US military used the gun on several production and experimental armored vehicles including the M3 Lee Medium Tank, the M3 Stuart Light Tank, the M5 Stuart Light Tank, the M8 Armored Car, the T17E1 Staghound Armored Car and the M3A1E3 Scout Car. The gun was also used on several non-armored vehicles, the P39 Aeracobra, and selected naval vessels. Despite its small size, the US M3 37-mm gun served throughout the war, on many vehicles and performed exactly as designed. Fully illustrated, this is the first complete account of the development and use of the US 37-mm gun in World War II.
Author : Bruce N. Canfield
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781931464864
Total Pages : 864 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (648 download)
Download or read book U.S. Small Arms of World War II written by Bruce N. Canfield and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 864 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Marc Romanych
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1472837169
Total Pages : 49 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (728 download)
Download or read book World War II German Super-Heavy Siege Guns written by Marc Romanych and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2020-07-23 with total page 49 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As the outbreak of World War II approached, Nazi Germany ordered artillery manufacturers Krupp and Rheimetall-Borsig to build several super-heavy siege guns, vital to smash through French and Belgian fortresses that stood in the way of the Blitzkrieg. These 'secret weapons' were much larger than the siege artillery of World War I and included the largest artillery piece of the war, the massive 80cm railway gun 'schwere Gustav' (Heavy Gustav). However, these complex and massive artillery pieces required years to build and test and, as war drew near, the German High Command hastily brought several WWI-era heavy artillery pieces back into service and then purchased, and later confiscated, a large number of Czech Skoda mortars. The new super siege guns began entering service in time for the invasion of Russia, notably participating in the attack on the fortress of Brest-Litovsk. The highpoint for the siege artillery was the siege of Sevastopol in the summer of 1942, which saw the largest concentration of siege guns in the war. Afterwards, when Germany was on the defensive in the second half of 1943, the utility of the guns was greatly diminished, and they were employed in a piecemeal and sporadic fashion on both the Eastern and Western Fronts. In total, the German Army used some 50 siege guns during World War II, far more than the thirty-five it had during World War I. Supported by contemporary photographs and detailed artwork of the guns and their components, this is an essential guide to these guns, exploring their history, development, and deployment in stunning detail.
