Rapid Fire: The Development of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine Guns and Their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces Tapa dura - 2000

Airlife Publishing, 2000. Hardcover. Acceptable. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Very Good. First Edition. Airlife Publishing Ltd 2000. Hardcover in Dust Jacket. Pages clean, crisp, unmarked. Cover and Jacket have light wear. Shipped promptly with Tracking. MISC3

E-358: Airlife Pub Ltd. Very Good. 2000. Hardcover. Hardcover. 4to. Published by Airlife, Shrewsbury, UK. 2000. 297 pgs. Illustrated. First Edition/First Printing. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. Bound in cloth boards with titles present to the spine. Boards have light shelf-wear present to the extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks. Binding tight and solid. The Development of Automatic Cannon and Heavy Machine Guns for Armies, Navies, and Air Forces. The development of all heavy automatic weapons of every nation during the 20th century is explained with easily understood technical descriptions of mountings, sights, ammunition feeds, and other mechanisms. Analyses of the weapons are presented in the historical contexts in which they were developed, and photos depict the weapons in use. Line drawings and a look into the future of heavy weapons. EB; 7.75 X 1.25 X 10 inches; 256 pages .

Shrewsbury: Airlife, 2000. 297 pp, 10" H. Profusely illustrated in b&w and colour with photographs, technical drawings. "(A) comprehensive account of the development and use of heavy machine guns, automatic cannon and their ammunition. (This book) covers weapons (12.7-57mm plus a few others) developed in every nation throughout the 20th century, whether used by armies, navies or air forces. (It) is concerned with the history of these weapons and their ammunition (and) contains tabulated data for them, as well as a cartridge identification guide. The author also gives an understanding of the factors which have influenced both the designers of the weapons and the military procurement authorities which acquired them. Emphasis is very much on weapons which saw service, but some important experimental types, and some recent developments which have yet to be adopted, are included. Developments in gunsights and fire control and their effect on the accuracy of aircraft and AA fire are… Leer más

Shrewsbury, England: Airlife Pub Ltd. Clean, crisp hardcover in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover. . Fine. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 2000.

Airlife Pub Ltd, 2000-07-15. Hardcover. Very Good. Very nice book. Some wear to DJ edges and corners.

Airlife Pub Ltd, 2000 Book. Very Good+. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Minor shelf wear to book and dust jacket. Otherwise a tight, unmarked book. B/w and some color illustrations. Index. 297 pp..

Airlife , 2000. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. 1st edition. Firmly bound and internally carefully read but there is some crushing to the corners of the hard cover. No inscription or ownership markings. No torn, loose or missing pages. The jacket has some edge wear & a few small tears but no significant loss. Illustrated with diagrams & photos in colour & b/w,.

The Crowood Press Ltd. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2000. First Edition. Hardcover. 1840371226 . 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 297 pages .

hardcover. Good. Access codes and supplements are not guaranteed with used items. May be an ex-library book.