Rifles an illustrated history of their impact

Автор: David Westwood

Издательство: ABC Clio

Серия: Weapons and warfare

Год: 2005

Формат: PDF (Read online)

Страниц: 489 - 102 Mb

Язык: English

From the earliest muskets to the present-day assault rifles, combat rifles have been developed to offer ever-increasing range, accuracy, effectiveness, and ease of use. But the story of the deployment of the infantry rifle is not one of continuous progress. How is it that the weapons on the front lines have too often been neither what the soldiers wanted nor needed? .