Rapid Fire, The Development Of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine Guns and their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces

Anthony G. Williams

ISBN 10: 1840371226 / ISBN 13: 9781840371222

Published by Airlife Publishing Ltd, London, Great Britain, 2000

About this Item

Book measures 25x20cm, 297pp, Illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt title lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean, near fine. A very good clean copy.

Seller Inventory # 000441

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Rapid Fire, The Development Of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine Guns and their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces
• Publisher: Airlife Publishing Ltd, London, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1840371226
• ISBN 13: 9781840371222
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine

About this title

Synopsis

The Development of Automatic Cannon and Heavy Machine Guns for Armies, Navies, and Air Forces. The development of all heavy automatic weapons of every nation during the 20th century is explained with easily understood technical descriptions of mountings, sights, ammunition feeds, and other mechanisms. Analyses of the weapons are presented in the historical contexts in which they were developed, and photos depict the weapons in use. Line drawings and a look into the future of heavy weapons.