Machine Guns Of World War I
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German Machine Guns Of World War I
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Author : Stephen Bull
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
Release Date : 2016-05-19
German Machine Guns Of World War I written by Stephen Bull and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-05-19 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
World War I's defining weapon for many, Germany's MG 08 machine gun won a formidable reputation on battlefields from Tannenberg to the Somme. Although it was a lethally effective weapon when used from static positions, the MG 08 was far too heavy to perform a mobile role on the battlefield. As the British and French began to deploy lighter machine guns alongside their heavier weapons, the Germans fielded the Danish Madsen and British Lewis as stopgaps, but chose to adapt the MG 08 into a compromise weapon – the MG 08/15 – which would play a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. In the 1940s, the two weapons were still in service with German forces fighting in a new world war. Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this absorbing study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles.
Machine Guns And The Great War
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Author : Paul Cornish
language : en
Publisher: Casemate Publishers
Release Date : 2009-09-19
Machine Guns And The Great War written by Paul Cornish and has been published by Casemate Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-19 with History categories.
An in-depth study of how these direct fire weapons were actually employed on the battlefields and their true place in the armory of World War I. The machine-gun is one of the iconic weapons of the Great War—indeed of the twentieth century. Yet it is also one of the most misunderstood. During a four-year war that generated unprecedented casualties, the machine-gun stood out as a key weapon. In the process it took on an almost legendary status that persists to the present day. It shaped the tactics of the trenches, while simultaneously evolving in response to the tactical imperatives thrown up by this new form of warfare. Paul Cornish, in this authoritative and carefully considered study, reconsiders the history of automatic firepower, and he describes in vivid detail its development during the First World War and the far-reaching consequences thereof. He dispels many myths and misconceptions that have grown up around automatic firearms, but also explores their potency as symbols and icons. His clear-sighted reassessment of the phenomenon of the machine-gun will be fascinating reading for students of military history and of the Great War in particular. “For those wanting a little more in-depth information about the role and development of machine guns during the war, this book offers an excellent, well written and easily accessible account of what became the iconic weapon of the war, mainly due to the massive casualties it was able to inflict . . . This really is well worth reading.” —Great War Magazine
Machine Guns Of World War I
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Author : Robert Bruce
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2008
Machine Guns Of World War I written by Robert Bruce and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008 with Machine guns categories.
The Book Of The Machine Gun 1917
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Author : Major F. V. Longstaff
language : en
Publisher: Andrews UK Limited
Release Date : 2012-03-28
The Book Of The Machine Gun 1917 written by Major F. V. Longstaff and has been published by Andrews UK Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-28 with History categories.
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-ppoint of the First World War. The evolution of the machine gun is detailed, followed by examples of the use of the wepon 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. Training is covered, particularly from the British Army side, and the relevant chapter has much of great value in it. Perhaps the most important part of the book however is the examination of the machine guns of the armies then at war. There is in addition a complete chapter on machine guns in the German Army, which is of specific importance to any study of the tactics on the western front. The book is illustrated with a series of good photographs and a number of line drawings of both early and current machine guns, and there is also a large scale drawing of the Vickers gun.
Machine Gunner 1914 18
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Author : C. E. Crutchley
language : en
Publisher: Pen and Sword
Release Date : 2013-11-28
Machine Gunner 1914 18 written by C. E. Crutchley and has been published by Pen and Sword this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-11-28 with History categories.
In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915. This remarkable book, compiled and edited by C E Crutchley, is a collection of the personal accounts of officers and men who served in the front lines with their machine guns in one of the most ghastly wars, spread over three continents. The strength of the book lies in the fact that these are the actual words of the soldiers themselves, complete with characteristic modes of expression and oddities of emphasis and spelling. All theatres of war are covered from the defence of the Suez Canal, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in the east to France and Flanders, the German offensive of March 1918 and the final act on the Western Front that brought the war to an end. October 2006 is the 90th anniversary of the formation of the Machine Gun Corps.
With A Machine Gun To Cambrai
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Author : George Coppard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1969
With A Machine Gun To Cambrai written by George Coppard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
The story of trench warfare as experienced by a young volunteer during World War I.
Flying Guns Of World War I
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Author : A.G. Williams
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press (UK)
Release Date : 2004-04-11
Flying Guns Of World War I written by A.G. Williams and has been published by Crowood Press (UK) this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-04-11 with History categories.
This book gives a complete picture of the Maritime Transport Industry so that those involved in shipping can see their own specific field of interest in perspective and understand how the basic mode of transportation works.
Machine Guns Of World War I
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Author : Robert Bruce
language : en
Publisher: Crowood Press UK
Release Date : 2008-11-15
Machine Guns Of World War I written by Robert Bruce and has been published by Crowood Press UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-11-15 with History categories.
All the guns examined in this new paperback edition of Machine Guns of World War 1 belong to the class known as "automatic" and seven classic World War 1 weapons are illustrated in some 250 color photographs. Detailed sequences shows them in close-up: during step-by-step field stripping, and during handling, loading and live firing trials with ball ammunition, by gunners wearing period uniforms to put these historic guns in their visual context. These fascinating photographs are accompanied by concise, illustrated accounts of each weapon's historical and technical background. The reader will learn exactly what it looked like, sounded like and felt like to crew the German, British and French machine guns which dominated the battlefields of the Western Front in 1914-18, and which changed infantry tactics forever.
Weapons Of World War I
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Author : John Hamilton
language : en
Publisher: ABDO Publishing Company
Release Date : 2004-01-01
Weapons Of World War I written by John Hamilton and has been published by ABDO Publishing Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004-01-01 with Juvenile Nonfiction categories.
An introduction to the artillery, poison gas, guns, tanks, and U-boats and torpedoes used in World War I.
Machine Gunner 1914 1918
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Author : C. E. Crutchley
language : en
Publisher: Pen & Sword Books
Release Date : 2014-02-19
Machine Gunner 1914 1918 written by C. E. Crutchley and has been published by Pen & Sword Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-19 with World War, 1914-1918 categories.
In 1914 there were only two machine guns supporting a British infantry battalion of 800 men, and in the light of the effectiveness of German and French machine guns the Machine Gun Corps was formed in October 1915. This remarkable book, compiled and edited by C E Crutchley, is a collection of the personal accounts of officers and men who served in the front lines with their machine guns in one of the most ghastly wars, spread over three continents. The strength of the book lies in the fact that these are the actual words of the soldiers themselves, complete with characteristic modes of expression and oddities of emphasis and spelling. All theatres of war are covered from the defence of the Suez Canal, Gallipoli and Mesopotamia in the east to France and Flanders, the German offensive of March 1918 and the final act on the Western Front that brought the war to an end. SELLING POINTS: * A harrowing story of the types of combat used in World War I * Pulls together the experiences of different people who served, helping yo to understand what these men went through 8 pages of b/w plates