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Machine-Guns Of Two World Wars: Greenhill Military Manuals - Hardcover

Walter, John

 
9781853676062: Machine-Guns Of Two World Wars: Greenhill Military Manuals
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 1853676063 ISBN 13: 9781853676062
Publisher: Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal, 2006

Synopsis

This compact reference guide, by respected expert John Walter, provides descriptions, technical specifications and illustrations of the machine guns used in the WWI and WWII, some of which v such as the 0.50 Browning v are still in service today. Many were produced in huge numbers, though it is difficult to provide accurate totals. The US is believed to have made 2.6 million guns between the attack on Pearl Harbor (7 December 1941) and the end of the campaigns in the Far East (August 1945); German output in 1939v45 totaled 1.2 million; and Soviet claims suggest that more than 1.5 million machine guns of all types and calibres were made during the Great Patriotic War. By contrast, between 1939 and 1944, Britain produced less than a million machine guns, concentrating instead on submachine-guns. Walter details and compares weapons produced in these countries and others, including Denmark, Austria-Hungary, Italy, Romania, Yugoslavia, Poland and Turkey.

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About the Author

John Walter is the author of a number of books including Military Rifles of Two World Wars (1853675369) and The Luger Story (1853674362).

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Publisher
Greenhill Books/Lionel Leventhal
Publication date
2006
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1853676063
ISBN 13 
9781853676062
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
144