Machine guns an illustrated history of their impact

Автор: James H. Willbanks

Издательство: ABC Clio

Серия: Weapons and warfare

Год: 2004

Формат: PDF (Read online)

Страниц: 283 - 36 Mb

Язык: English

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.