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  • Sniping Rifles in the War Against Japan 1941–45

    par John Walter ...
    Collection Livre 88 - Weapon
    Fully illustrated, this absorbing study explores the evolving sniping technology and tactics employed by both sides in Asia and the Pacific during 1941–45.During World War II, both the Japanese and their Allied opponents made widespread use of snipers armed with a variety of rifles, scopes and accessories and prepared by widely differing levels of training and tactical doctrine. The challenges of ... En savoir plus

    15,09 €

  • Nambu Pistols

    Japanese military handguns 1900–45

    par John Walter ...
    Collection Livre 86 - Weapon
    This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces.Featuring full-color artwork and carefully chosen photographs, this book charts the origins, development, combat use, and legacy of the Nambu pistols. Cutaway artwork reveals the inner workings of these important handguns, while specially commissioned battlescenes ... En savoir plus

    14,41 €

  • Walther Pistols

    PP, PPK and P 38

    par John Walter ...
    Collection Livre 82 - Weapon
    While the PP and PPK were intended for police work, the Walther P 38 was produced for the Germany military; all three pistols have garnered a formidable international reputation since the 1930s.The innovative Walther PP (Polizeipistole), a double-action semi-automatic pistol intended for the law-enforcement market, became available in 1929 and went on to arm the police of several European ... En savoir plus

    13,24 €

  • Hotchkiss Machine Guns

    From Verdun to Iwo Jima

    par John Walter ...
    Collection Livre 71 - Weapon
    The air-cooled Hotchkiss machine gun was the first to function effectively by tapping propellant gas from the bore as the gun fired.Although the Hotchkiss would be overshadowed by the water-cooled Maxim and Vickers Guns, it proved successful enough to develop the Modèle Portative: a man-portable version which, it was hoped, could move with infantrymen as they advanced. Later mounted on tanks and ... En savoir plus

    13,93 €

  • Weapons of the Civil War Cavalryman

    par John Walter ...
    Collection Livre 75 - Weapon
    During the American Civil War, the mounted soldiers fighting on both sides of the conflict carried a wide array of weapons, from sabers and lances to carbines, revolvers, and other firearms.Though some sections of the cavalry placed their trust in the sabre, the advent of viable breechloading carbines -- especially repeaters such as the Spencer -- was to transform warfare within little more than a ... En savoir plus

    13,24 €

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  • Me.262 - Stormbird Ascending

    par Bob Carruthers ...
    This comprehensive overview of the Me.262 was compiled by Emmy Award winning historian Bob Carruthers. It draws heavily on post-war interviews with Luftwaffe pilots and staff officers to produce a fascinating insight into the Me.262 at the tactical and operational level.Also featured are rare English translations of contemporary interviews concerning the 262 with Adolf Galland and Hermann Goering, ... En savoir plus

    2,99 €

  • The Lee-Enfield Rifle

    par Martin Pegler ...
    Collection Livre 17 - Weapon
    The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it ... En savoir plus

    15,09 €

  • German Automatic Rifles 1941–45

    Gew 41, Gew 43, FG 42 and StG 44

    par Chris McNab ...
    Collection Livre 24 - Weapon
    This book explores the origins, development, combat use and lasting influence of Nazi Germany's automatic rifles, focusing on the Gew 41(W), Gew 43/Kar 43, FG 42 and MP 43/StG 44. The Blitzkrieg campaigns of 1939–40 convinced many observers that most infantry combat took place at closer ranges than the 750–1,000m. From 1941 Germany's arms designers took note and produced a new series of infantry ... En savoir plus

    16,33 €

  • Luftwaffe Over America

    The Secret Plans to Bomb the United States in World War II

    par Manfred Griehl ...
    The plans that Nazi Germany had to raid - and bomb - New York and the eastern seabord are revealed in this book. They were were based on the use of transoceanic aircraft planes, such as the six-engined Ju 390, Me 264 or Ta 400, but the Third Reich was unable to produce such machines in sufficient numbers. If the Soviet Union had been conquered, however, these plans would have become a reality. ... En savoir plus

    5,61 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • DH 2 vs Albatros D I/D II

    Western Front 1916

    par James F. Miller ...
    Collection Livre 42 - Duel
    An illustrated account of the DH 2, the most successful 'pusher' fighter of World War I, against the Albatros D II, part of a long family of fighters that in many ways symbolized German aerial might in the conflict.Flown by Victoria Cross recipient Lanoe Hawker and the members of No 24 Sqn, the ungainly yet nimble DH 2 helped the Allies attain air superiority over the Somme in early 1916 and hold ... En savoir plus

    13,45 €

  • The Hand Gun Story

    A Complete Illustrated History

    par John Walter ...
    A firearms expert "traces the history of the 'one hand gun' from its 14th century origins . . . surveying changing technology, techniques, and design" ( Midwest Book Review).Ideally suited for both attack and self-defense, handguns have gotten smaller and deadlier. But the earliest pistols had a tendency to misfire. This was cured by the cap-lock, which proved a massive success in the American ... En savoir plus

    5,61 € ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The Mosin-Nagant Rifle

    par Bill Harriman ...
    Collection Livre 50 - Weapon
    The Mosin-Nagant is the world's longest-surviving and most widely distributed military rifle, having armed the forces of Russia and many other countries for more than five decades.It has seen action from World War I to the present day, but is most famous for its role during World War II when it proved to be an excellent sniping weapon in the hands of marksmen such as Vasily Zaitsev and Simo Häyhä. ... En savoir plus

    14,41 €