Machine Guns: Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps, 1916-1922) - Couverture souple

Hutchinson, Lt. G. S.

 
9781845741389: Machine Guns: Their History And Tactical Employment (Being Also A History Of The Machine Gun Corps, 1916-1922)
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ISBN 10 : 1845741382 ISBN 13 : 9781845741389
Editeur : Naval and Military Press, 2009

Synopsis

This is a very important book which should interest all who wish to know more about one of the most devastating weapons of 20th century warfare: the machine gun. Although mainly concerned with the role of the weapon during the Great War, Lt. Col. Hutchinson devotes space to explaining how the machine gun evolved from ancient times. There are chapters, too, on the Gatling Gun, the prototype machine gun much favoured in 19th century colonial wars, and on Hiram Maxim, the cheerfully amoral inventor who can plausibly be called the father of the modern machine gun. In discussing the role of the machine gun on the western front, the author does not hide the early advantage enjoyed by the Germans who had far more of the weapons per head than the British. Nor does he attempt to hide the horrendous toll taken by the German machine gunners on what may have been the weapon’s bloodiest and most successful day: the decimation of the British advance on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme. But Hutchinson shows how the British learned from their errors and caught up with the Germans in using the gun and devising new tactics for it. Nor does the author neglect the use of the gun in other theatres : Italy, the Balkans and the Middle East. A well-written, sober and informative account, packed with detail and fascinating information. With fifteen photographs and many maps.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

This is a very important book which should interest all who wish to know more about one of the most devastating weapons of 20th century warfare: the machine gun. Although mainly concerned with the role of the weapon during the Great War, Lt. Col. Hutchinson devotes space to explaining how the machine gun evolved from ancient times. There are chapters, too, on the Gatling Gun, the prototype machine gun much favoured in 19th century colonial wars, and on Hiram Maxim, the cheerfully amoral inventor who can plausibly be called the father of the modern machine gun. In discussing the role of the machine gun on the western front, the author does not hide the early advantage enjoyed by the Germans who had far more of the weapons per head than the British. Nor does he attempt to hide the horrendous toll taken by the German machine gunners on what may have been the weapon’s bloodiest and most successful day: the decimation of the British advance on July 1st, 1916, the first day of the battle of the Somme. But Hutchinson shows how the British learned from their errors and caught up with the Germans in using the gun and devising new tactics for it. Nor does the author neglect the use of the gun in other theatres : Italy, the Balkans and the Middle East. A well-written, sober and informative account, packed with detail and fascinating information. With fifteen photographs and many maps.

Présentation de l'éditeur

An excellent combined history of the Machine Gun Corps in the Great War - and of the devastating weapon itself, and its development from early times.

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Éditeur
Naval and Military Press
Date d'édition
2009
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845741382
ISBN 13 
9781845741389
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
382
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
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9781847344021: Machine Guns: Their History and Tactical Employment Being Also a History of the Machine Gun Corps, 1916-1922

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ISBN 10 :  184734402X ISBN 13 :  9781847344021
Editeur : Naval & Military Press Ltd, 2006
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