num_pages: 336
description: Follow the development of the machine gun from its earliest beginnings and discover its influence on warfare as retired Master Gunner Ian Hogg narrates a chronological history. Explore the various designs, mechanisms, strengths and weaknesses and employment of machine guns made around the world. Learn the history behind Germany's general-purpose machine gun and why countries all over the world copied it. Includes detailed specifications and background information on each model with a 16-page colour section of historically significant guns.
language: English
title: Machine Guns: 14th Century to Present
titlecomplete: Machine Guns: 14th Century to Present
ratings_count: 12
publisher: Krause Publications