Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, Date: 2005. No marks or inscriptions. No creasing to covers or to spine. A very clean very tight copy with bright unmarked laminated boards, very minor bumping to spine ends, faint traces of storage and no bumping to corners. 470pp. The history of guns and rifles and detailed discussions of the various types of rifle. Photographs and descriptions of dozens of individual designs of rifle plus originating manufacturers and technical details by country. We do not use stock photos, the picture displayed is of the actual book for sale. Every one of our books is in stock in the UK ready for immediate delivery.. First Edition. Hard Cover. Near Fine/No Jacket. 10.25 x 7.25 inches. 2005. ABC-CLIO ISBN 1851094016 9781851094011 [GB]

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ISBN10: 1851094016, ISBN13: 9781851094011, [publisher: Bloomsbury 3PL] Hardcover nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - From the musket to the M-16, rifles have played a major role in battle-sometimes tilting the scales in a pivotal moment of war. Yet all too often, poor decisions and ill-conceived 'innovations' resulted in putting inappropriate weapons into ill-trained hands, with disastrous consequences.Ranging primarily from the late 18th century to the present, this richly illustrated volume tells the fascinating, sometimes problematic, history of rifled weapons and ammunition for military use. Battle to battle, readers will see how faster-loading, more accurate rifles changed the battlefield. Readers will also encounter many instances where decisionmakers chose to issue rifles ill-suited for the task at hand when better options were available.Author David Westwood has handled every weapon he describes, from muskets to breechloaders, from repeaters and bolt-action rifles to semiautomatics and self-loaders. His exhaustive research reveals new insights into both the successes and failures of rifled weapons. The result is a fresh look at a common weapon's most uncommon story.
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