This work will be of interest to enthusiasts of the technical aspects of military, naval and aviation history. It provides a comprehensive account of the use of heavy machine guns, automatic cannons and their ammunition, featuring coverage of cartridge design and various projectiles.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
Anthony G Williams is a military technology historian. He is the
author of 'Rapid Fire: The Development of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine
Guns and their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces', and the
co-author of 'Assault Rifle: the Development of the Modern Military Rifle
and its Ammunition' (with Maxim Popenker) and the three-volume series
'Flying Guns: Development of Aircraft Guns, Ammunition and Installations'
(with Emmanuel Gustin).
'The Foresight War', set in an alternate Second World War, was his first
novel, published in 2004. His second novel, 'Scales', was published in
2007.
The Author lives in England and maintains a website at quarry.nildram.co.uk
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
£ 10.76 shipping from U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speeds£ 22.26 shipping from U.S.A. to United Kingdom
Destination, rates & speedsSeller: Books From California, Simi Valley, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Seller Inventory # mon0003850002
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Apple Grove Books, Herts, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book measures 25x20cm, 297pp, Illustrated throughout. Bound in original publishers cloth, with gilt title lettering. Binding in near fine condition. Dust jacket with minor shelf wear. Jacket in very good clean condition. Internally, pages clean, near fine. A very good clean copy. Seller Inventory # 000441
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Airlife, Shrewsbury, UK. 2000. 297 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Development of Automatic Cannon and Heavy Machine Guns for Armies, Navies, and Air Forces. The development of all heavy automatic weapons of every nation during the 20th century is explained with easily understood technical descriptions of mountings, sights, ammunition feeds, and other mechanisms. Analyses of the weapons are presented in the historical contexts in which they were developed, and photos depict the weapons in use. Line drawings and a look into the future of heavy weapons. EB; 7.75 X 1.25 X 10 inches; 256 pages. Seller Inventory # 66943
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: The Bookseller, Edmonton, AB, Canada
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. B/w and some color illustrations. Index. 297 pp. Seller Inventory # 061922
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: callabooks, Turner, ME, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. The development of automatic cannon, heavy machine guns and their ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces of every nation throughout the 20th century.Fine, unread copy with fine DJ. Seller Inventory # 1674
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Dandy Lion Editions, Beare Green, Dorking, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Firmly bound and internally carefully read but there is some crushing to the corners of the hard cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket has some edge wear & a few small tears but no significant loss. Illustrated with diagrams & photos in colour & b/w, Seller Inventory # 033287
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Nightshade Booksellers, IOBA member, Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition. A fine copy in a fine DJ now protected in a removal mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #6. Seller Inventory # 018035
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, crisp hardcover in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover. Seller Inventory # 054389
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: Red's Corner LLC, Tucker, GA, U.S.A.
Condition: VeryGood. All orders ship by next business day! This is a used book. Grade 3 out 5 points. Book has wear on cover and pages. May have personalized notes/names, stickers/labels. Has no markings on pages. May not include extra materials like access codes, CDs, accessories, etc. We are a small company and very thankful for your business! Seller Inventory # 4CNO3J005AWZ
Quantity: 1 available
Seller: clickgoodwillbooks, Indianapolis, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: good. Used - Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. Seller Inventory # CSIV.1840371226.G
Quantity: 1 available