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Record Nr.

UNINA9910790109303321

Autore

Longstaff F. V (Frederick Victor), <1879-1961>

Titolo

The book of the machine gun 1917 / / Major F. V. Longstaff, A. Hilliard Atteridge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Hugh Ress, Ltd., , 1917

ISBN

1-283-69912-5

1-78151-901-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 pages)

Disciplina

623.419

Soggetti

Machine guns

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; Front Matter; Half Title; Frontispiece; Title Page; Author's Preface; List of Illustrations; Body Matter; Chapter I; Chapter II; Chapter III; Chapter IV; Chapter V; Chapter VI; Chapter VII; Chapter VIII; Chapter IX; Chapter X; Back Matter; Appendices; Appendix I; Appendix II; Appendix III; Index; Plates

Sommario/riassunto

This book is a very important text for any student of the development of the machine gun, and contains details of the history of this weapon from its inception to the mid-point of the First World War. The evolution of the machine gun is detailed, followed by examples of the use of the weapon in war, and particularly in the Russo-Japanese War. Tactics are examined in detail, both from the historical point of view and tactics of the First World War, an important part of the book.