Overview
First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions, it has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun – antipersonnel, antiaircraft, mounted on aircraft as both defensive and offensive armament, defensive armament aboard vehicles (armored and soft-skin), mounted on watercraft, and others. Employing gripping first-hand testimony and featuring specially commissioned illustrations and detailed photographs, many in color, this lively study of the Browning .30-caliber machine gun reveals the origins, combat history and legacy of this versatile and dependable weapon.
Full Product Details
Author: Gordon L. Rottman ,
Johnny Shumate (Illustrator) ,
Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Volume: 32
Dimensions:
Width: 18.40cm
, Height: 0.70cm
, Length: 24.80cm
Weight: 0.305kg
ISBN: 9781780969213
ISBN 10: 178096921
Pages: 80
Publication Date: 20 February 2014
Audience:
General/trade
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Manufactured on demand
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Language: English
Reviews
...a superb book that is fascinating to read. A great addition to this new series and one that I am positive you will enjoy. Highly recommended. Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com
...a superb book that is fascinating to read. A great addition to this new series and one that I am positive you will enjoy. Highly recommended. Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com .. .a superb book that is fascinating to read. A great addition to this new series and one that I am positive you will enjoy. Highly recommended. --Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com .. .a superb book that is fascinating to read. A great addition to this new series and one that I am positive you will enjoy. Highly recommended. - Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com
.. .a superb book that is fascinating to read. A great addition to this new series and one that I am positive you will enjoy. Highly recommended. - Scott Van Aken, www.modelingmadness.com
Author Information
Gordon L. Rottman entered the US Army in 1967, volunteered for Special Forces, and completed training as a weapons specialist. He served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969–70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. He was a Special Operations Forces scenario writer at the Joint Readiness Training Center for 12 years and is now a freelance writer, living in Texas. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.
