THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE

Language: English

Published by Osprey Publishing, Oxford, 2012

184908761X / 9781849087612

Series: Book 16 of 87 - Weapon

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This very good copy is bound in illustrated card covers as issued. The contents are bright, tight, white and square. There is a crease to the front cover International postal rates are calculated on a book weighing 1 Kilo, in cases where the book weighs more than 1 Kilo increased postal rates will be quoted, where the book weighs less then postage will be reduced accordingly. For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic "base of fire" weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated fire. Designed in World War One, it didn't reach the front until September 1918. In the interwar years US forces used the BAR across the world, from China to Nicaragua. It also became a favorite of notorious gangsters like Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker, who prized its ability to punch through police armored cars. At the outset of World War II the US armed forces decided to adapt the BAR for a light machine gun role. The BAR was not without its flaws; it was heavy and difficult to dismantle and reassemble, and it didn't cope well with sustained fire. Nevertheless, the BAR saw action in every major theater of World War II and went on to be used in Korea and in the opening stages of the Vietnam War. Featuring arresting first-hand accounts, specially drawn full-color artwork and close-up photographs, many in color, this lively study offers a vivid portrait of this powerful, long-lived and innovative weapon that saw service with US and other forces across the world for much of the 20th century. Ref EEE 2.

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Title
THE BROWNING AUTOMATIC RIFLE
Author
Robert R. Hodges Jr.
Publisher
Osprey Publishing, Oxford
Publication year
2012
Condition
Very Good
Binding
Soft cover
Language
English
ISBN 10
184908761X
ISBN 13
9781849087612
Illustrator
Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan
Edition
1st Edition
Series
Book 16 of 87: Weapon

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