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German Machine Guns of World War I: Mg 08 and M, Bull, Shumate, Gilliland..
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Item specifics
- Format
- Paperback
- PublishedOn
- 2016-05-19
- Title
- German Machine Guns of World War I: Mg 08 and Mg 08/15 (Weapon)
- ISBN
- 9781472815163
- Language
- English
- Illustrator
- Gilliland, Alan, Shumate, Johnny, Yes
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Topic
- Antiques & Collectibles, History, Military / Weapons, Military / World War I, Firearms & Weapons
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
1472815165
ISBN-13
9781472815163
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219332483
Product Key Features
Language
English
Topic
Antiques & Collectibles, History, Military / Weapons, Military / World War I, Firearms & Weapons
Illustrator
Gilliland, Alan, Shumate, Johnny, Yes
Dimensions
Item Length
9.8 In.
Item Height
0.2 In.
Item Weight
8.5 Oz
Item Width
7.2 In.
Additional Product Features
Book Title
German Machine Guns of World War I : MG 08 and MG 08/15
Series Volume Number
47
Original Language
English
Dewey Decimal
623.4424
Intended Audience
Trade
Synopsis
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, while its more mobile successor, the MG 08/15, played a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. Even in the 1940s, the two weapons would be pressed into 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, as well as their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles., Coinciding with the one-hundredth-anniversary memorial commemorations of WWI, this is a timely examination of the development, combat use, and influence of Germany's WWI-era machine guns., 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.
Publication Year
2016
Series
Weapon Ser.
Reviews
"In all, it is a superb book that offers not only a history of these weapons, but also how they changed warfare." - Modeling Madness "It's really a must-read for anyone interested in World War One and the technological innovations that came from that great conflict." - IPMS " German Machin Guns of World War I is worth checking out." - Shooting Illustrated, "In all, it is a superb book that offers not only a history of these weapons, but also how they changed warfare." -- Modeling Madness "It's really a must-read for anyone interested in World War One and the technological innovations that came from that great conflict." -- IPMS " German Machin Guns of World War I is worth checking out." -- Shooting Illustrated
Dewey Edition
23
Format
Trade Paperback
LC Classification Number
UF620
Number of Pages
80 pages
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