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The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle was the first rifled firearm issued to every soldier in the British Army, and gave the infantry a revolutionary increase in firepower. First issued in 1853, the Enfiel……続きを見る

The focus of this book is a weapon that has literally placed the power of fire in human hands – the man-portable flamethrower. This formidable weapon first saw battlefield use in the hands of German……続きを見る

The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General ……続きを見る

Two of World War II's most distinctive weapons, the Panzerfaust and Panzerschreck offered German and other infantrymen the ability to destroy enemy tanks singlehandedly at close ranges. While the Pa……続きを見る

First used in combat during the Punitive Expedition into Mexico and then extensively during the world wars, the Colt Government Model (1911) pistol remained the standard issue handgun in the US arme……続きを見る

The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history. Its familiarity stems in part from the sheer diversity of its users. Uzis have been seen being wielded and fired by US Secr……続きを見る

The Sten submachine gun – officially the 'Carbine, Machine, Sten' – was developed to fulfill the pressing British need for large quantities of cheaply produced weapons after Dunkirk, when German inv……続きを見る

For nearly fifty years the hard-hitting, mobile Browning Automatic Rifle, or BAR, served in US infantry units as a light squad automatic “base of fire” weapon, providing quick bursts of concentrated……続きを見る

Most belligerents entering World War II armed their infantry with bulky and ineffectual anti-tank rifles as their primary means of combating tanks. US planners realized that what infantrymen needed ……続きを見る

This volume offers an insight into the iconic Mauser family of German bolt-action rifles. Drawing on first-hand accounts of the weapons in combat and primary sources regarding their mechanical perfo……続きを見る

The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century. It had an unusual beginning, for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-……続きを見る

Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. Portable and with folding stocks, both were widely issued to airborne troops and became the hallmar……続きを見る

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 ……続きを見る

The Browning “50-cal” has become the longest serving weapon in the US inventory. The “fifty” has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun. It is considered such an effective and reli……続きを見る

A technical outline of the history of the sniper rifle, from its introduction in warfare during the Napoleonic wars, through the US Civil War to its current apogee as the most frequently used combat……続きを見る

When a soldier must face multiple opponents at close quarters, few weapons can match the effectiveness of the shotgun. From World War I to the War on Terror, the shotgun has been a devastating weapo……続きを見る

In 1990 the Beretta M9 replaced the venerable Colt 1911 as the main pistol of choice for the US Army, and it has seen widespread use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Written by a leading pistol expert who c……続きを見る

Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now f……続きを見る

Of all the infantry small arms developed during World War II, one that generated the most interest was the German 'assault rifle', the StG 44 Sturmgewehr. This innovative weapon inspired the Soviet ……続きを見る

The world's first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century. It was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the Amer……続きを見る

La Couronne Divine mescla, de forma original, ficção e realidade com temas como arquitetura e história. A narrativa se concentra em Ângelo, um arquiteto que participa de um concurso internacional pa……続きを見る

A richly illustrated document of England's mythic landscape through antique postcards. What remains of Elfin England? Postcards From Fairyland: Missives From England's Magical Landscapes excavates a……続きを見る

Welcome to The Abstracted Vine-a wine guide for the curious, the distracted, the overthinkers, and the daydreamers who forget what tannins are but remember that one bottle they had under the stars. ……続きを見る

You might not know it, but the common stones you pass along when you go mountain hiking, river crossing, beach walking and even the ones you see in parking lots and other commercial establishment ar……続きを見る

Raffaele besucht die Berghütte seines Großvaters, die er nach dessen Tod geerbt hat. Von seinem Job als Foodblogger und Gastronomiekritiker braucht er ein bisschen Abstand. Mit Besuch rechnet er in ……続きを見る

Rubati al tempo è il racconto autobiografico di una donna superstite prima alla morte di un fratello e poi alla misteriosa scomparsa dell'altro. Il primo, assassinato a 21 anni da un delinquente che……続きを見る

Jedes Mädchen trägt etwas Besonderes in sich – manchmal sieht sie es sofort, manchmal braucht sie eine Geschichte, die es ihr zeigt. Dieses Buch begleitet Mädchen ab 5 Jahren auf einem Weg voller Mu……続きを見る

This book examines awareness not as a mystical concept or a psychological abstraction, but as a biological field phenomenon generated through coherenceーelectromagnetic alignment, biophotonic commun……続きを見る

Benjamín Solari Parravicini fue un gran profeta argentino del siglo pasado. Nacido en una familia aristocrática de la época dedicó su vida al arte, fue un excelente pintor. A la par de su actividad ……続きを見る

Ethan Frome, de Edith Wharton , foi publicado em 1911. A obra, considerada um dos maiores cânones da literatura norte-americana, é ambientada na Nova Inglaterra, em uma cidade chamada Stark field. O……続きを見る