Machine Guns of World War I: Live Firing Classic Military Weapons in Colour Photographs

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Summary: Excellant
Review: A wonderful nuts and bolts survey of the majority of mg's of the Great War. The results of the modern live firing of the weapons is most interesting and the photos are first rate.

Rating:
Summary: Excellant
Review: Sgt. Bruce, US Army, covers German Maxim MG08, MG08/15 (infantry), MP18/1, Vickers Mk1, Lewis Mk1, Hotchkiss Mle 1914, Chauchat Mle 1915. Has a small but eye openning section covering heavy machine gun tactics as used on a stationary front - BRUTAL!!. Book is a great mix of original photos and diagrams combined with color photos taken during accurate reanactment live firing exercises. Covers history, operations and stripping. If you are specifically interested in this period this is an excellent, National Geographic quality, book well worth the $$. It did not have any info on WW1 aircraft weapons (what I was looking for) and I still love it!!

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Summary: I was surprised - a BEAUTIFUL book
Review: Sgt. Bruce, US Army, covers German Maxim MG08, MG08/15 (infantry), MP18/1, Vickers Mk1, Lewis Mk1, Hotchkiss Mle 1914, Chauchat Mle 1915. Has a small but eye openning section covering heavy machine gun tactics as used on a stationary front - BRUTAL!!. Book is a great mix of original photos and diagrams combined with color photos taken during accurate reanactment live firing exercises. Covers history, operations and stripping. If you are specifically interested in this period this is an excellent, National Geographic quality, book well worth the $$. It did not have any info on WW1 aircraft weapons (what I was looking for) and I still love it!!