The machine gun is a uniquely American invention that, more than any other single invention, revolutionized the way in which war was waged. "Machine Gun" tells the story of the people responsible for the development of the weapon itself - beginning with Samuel Colt's creation of the first mass-produced, rapid-firing revolver; to Dr. Richard Gatling and his Gatling Gun; and Hiram Maxim, whose Maxim Gun was the first truly automatic weapon. In this engrossing history, Smith traces the uses of the rapid-fire gun and its slow ...
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The machine gun is a uniquely American invention that, more than any other single invention, revolutionized the way in which war was waged. "Machine Gun" tells the story of the people responsible for the development of the weapon itself - beginning with Samuel Colt's creation of the first mass-produced, rapid-firing revolver; to Dr. Richard Gatling and his Gatling Gun; and Hiram Maxim, whose Maxim Gun was the first truly automatic weapon. In this engrossing history, Smith traces the uses of the rapid-fire gun and its slow integration into the weaponry of military forces around the world. First used primarily to 'pacify' native populations, the machine gun was not fully integrated into military tactics until after the unprecedented casualties of World War I and the resultant social upheaval that utterly changed the very nature of tactical warfare. "Machine Gun" is an enthralling account of the people who invented and promoted the weapon, how it affected the very nature of warfare, and of the society out of which it arose - and which it in turn transformed inexorably.
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Fine in Fine jacket. Book. 8vo-over 7æ-9æ" tall. Hardcover, black cloth lettered in gold on spine, in publisher's black non price-clipped dust-jacket. 308 pages. Bibliography, Index. Illustrated with 8 pages of black and white photographs. Stated first American edition, first printing with full number line. From Colt to Gatling to Maxim, the people and technological innovations that changed the face of war. No previous ownership marks. No remainder marks, A pristine, unread and like new copy. Fine in a fine dust-jacket.
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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. (Machine Guns, Weapons, Firearms) A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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