Assault Rifle: The Development of the Modern Military Rifle and Its Ammunition

Popenker, Maxim and Williams, Anthony G.

ISBN 10: 1861267002 / ISBN 13: 9781861267009

Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd, 2004

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. Though second-hand, the book is still in very good shape. Minimal signs of usage may include very minor creasing on the cover or on the spine. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CHL2838242

Inhaltsangabe:

Assault Rifle provides a comprehensive account of the development of the military assault rifle and its ammunition from WW2 to the present day. The book is in two parts. The first part includes: a brief historical summary of the assault rifle, its origins and development; gun design including operating mechanisms and weapon configuration; ammunition design and performance; ballistics, especially the balance between recoil and effectiveness and the history of assault rifle cartridge. The second part includes: National military rifle programmes since the end of WW2; history of developments in each country including experimental programmes, and detailed descriptions of the principal service and experimental weapons.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: Maxim Popenker is a lieutenant [reserve] in the Russian armed forces. He is the creator and webmaster of the leading internet small arms resource, the 'Modern Firearms' website at www.world.guns.ru. Anthony G Williams has a particular interest in the history of automatic weapons and their ammunition. He wrote the Flying Guns trilogy which describes the development of guns and ammunition from 1914 to present day.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Assault Rifle: The Development of the Modern...
Verlag: The Crowood Press Ltd
Erscheinungsdatum: 2004
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Used; Very Good