The World's Greatest Small Arms: An Illustrated History

图书信息

作者	Chris McNab
出版社	Amber Books Ltd
ISBN	9781782742746
出版时间	2015-07-15
字数	30.2万
分类	进口书,外文原版书,艺术,建筑,历史

读书简介

Small arms have developed hugely since the introduction of the machine gun in the 1870s. Magazine-fed rifles, submachine guns, automatic pistols and, later, assault rifles and personal defence weapons have changed the face of infantry warfare, offering a range of weaponry designed for both the specialist and novice. The World’s Greatest Small Arms features 52 weapons from the late 19th century to the present day. The book includes the best-known weapons from throughout the modern era, from the Gatling gun, SMLE rifle and Luger pistol, to the Uzi, FN MAG and the M110 sniper rifle. Great iconic weapons, such as the Colt M1911 pistol, Bren Gun, MP5 submachine gun, and Steyr AUG rifle are featured, as well as timeless classics still in use today: the M2 Browning 50 cal, AK-47 and M16 rifle. Each weapon is illustrated with a colour profile artwork and photographs, along with a description of the weapon’s development and history, key features and a full specifications box. Including more than 200 artworks and photographs, The World’s Greatest Small Arms is a colourful guide for the military historian.

目录

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Introduction

World War I to World War II

Gatling Gun (1878)

Mauser C/96 (1895)

SMLE (1903)

M1903 Springfield (1903)

Pistole Parabellum (1908)

Colt M1911 (1911)

Lewis Gun (1911)

Winchester Model 12 (1912)

Vickers Machine Gun (1912)

Bergmann MP 18 (1918)

M1919 Browning (1919)

Thompson M1928 (1928)

M2 Browning .50 cal (1933)

Kar 98k (1935)

Browning GP35 HP (1935)

M1 Garand (1936)

MG 34 (1936)

Bren Gun (1938)

Walther P38 (1938)

MP 38/MP 40 (1938)

Sten Mk 2 (1941)

PPSh-41 (1941)

MG 42 (1942)

FG 42 (1942)

M1 Carbine (1942)

M3A1 ‘Grease Gun’ (1942)

Cold War and Modern Weapons

AK-47/AKM (1949)

Sterling L2A1 (1953)

RPD machine gun (1953)

FN FAL/L1A1 SLR (1954)

Uzi (1954)

M60 machine gun (1957)

FN MAG (1958)

M14 rifle (1959)

Heckler & Koch G3 (1959)

PK machine gun (1961)

M16 rifle (1963)

Heckler & Koch MP5 (1966)

M21 sniper rifle (1969)

Galil rifle (1973)

AK-74 (1974)

Heckler & Koch P7 (1976)

Steyr AUG (1977)

FAMAS (1978)

SA80 (1985)

Barrett M82A1 (1989)

M4 Carbine (1994)

Heckler & Koch G36 (1995)

QBZ-03 (2003)

M110 Semi-Automatic Sniper System (2008)

FN SCAR (2009)

AK-12 (2010)

Index