Adventures and Inventions of Stewart Blacker: Aviation Pioneer and Weapons Inventor - Couverture rigide

Blacker, Barnaby

 
9781844154319: Adventures and Inventions of Stewart Blacker: Aviation Pioneer and Weapons Inventor
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ISBN 10 : 1844154319 ISBN 13 : 9781844154319
Editeur : Pen & Sword Books Ltd, 2006

Synopsis

Stewart Blacker was a remarkable figure. His inventions were used with significant effect both in WW1 and WW2. Most notable of these was the synchronised machine gun, attached to fighter planes that could fire through the propeller. He also designed the PIAT anti tank weapon which was used with dramatic effect during WW2, from Normandy until the end of the war. The book argues that with less obstruction from officialdom, the PIAT could have been ready at the start of the war to stop Blitzkreig in its tracks.As an aviation pioneer, flying (and crashing) planes soon after the Wright Brothers, he found himself in charge his Majesty's Air Force at the outset of WW1. Later after having seen the awful slaughter occurring in the trenches and feeling guilty he had chosen the easy option, he joined up with his old regiment and fought at Neuve Chapelle until he was injured in 1917. During the interwar years he continued to fly and develop weapons and was the first man to fly over the top of Everest.

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Stewart Blacker was a remarkable figure. His inventions were used with significant effect both in WW1 and WW2. Most notable of these was the synchronised machine gun, attached to fighter planes that could fire through the propeller. He also designed the PIAT anti tank weapon which was used with dramatic effect during WW2, from Normandy until the end of the war. The book argues that with less obstruction from officialdom, the PIAT could have been ready at the start of the war to stop Blitzkreig in its tracks. As an aviation pioneer, flying (and crashing) planes soon after the Wright Brothers, he found himself in charge his Majesty's Air Force at the outset of WW1. Later after having seen the awful slaughter occurring in the trenches and feeling guilty he had chosen the easy option, he joined up with his old regiment and fought at Neuve Chapelle until he was injured in 1917. During the interwar years he continued to fly and develop weapons and was the first man to fly over the top of Everest.

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Éditeur
Pen & Sword Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1844154319
ISBN 13 
9781844154319
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
224
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  147382771X ISBN 13 :  9781473827714
Editeur : Pen & Sword Military, 2015
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