Colt Single-Action Revolvers (Weapon, 52)

Pegler, Martin

ISBN 10: 1472810988 / ISBN 13: 9781472810984

Verlag: Osprey Publishing, 2017

80 clean, unmarked, tight pages; very light shelf and corner wear on cover. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 79897R

Inhaltsangabe:

A detailed study of Samuel Colt's revolvers, iconic American handguns since 1836, which is essential reading for anyone interested in small arms and their impact on the history of warfare.

Über die Autorinnen und Autoren:

Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums.

He is the author of a number of books including The Military Sniper since 1914 (Osprey, 2001), Firearms in the American West 1700-1900 (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper (Osprey, 2004). In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London.

Mark Stacey was born in Manchester, UK, in 1964 and has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. He has a lifelong interest in all periods of history, particularly military history, and has specialized in this area throughout his career. He now lives and works in Cornwall.

Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, notably in the Weapon series, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

Bibliografische Details

Titel: Colt Single-Action Revolvers (Weapon, 52)
Verlag: Osprey Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2017
Einband: paperback
Illustrator: Stacey, Mark; Gilliland, Alan
Zustand: VERY GOOD