German Machine Guns of World War I - MG 08 and MG 08/15

Informationen zum Autor Dr Stephen Bull worked for the National Army Museum and BBC in London before taking up his current post as Curator of Military History and Archaeology with Lancashire Museums. A consultant to the University of Oxford he is also a Member of the Institute for Archaeologists, and has made TV appearances that include the series Battlefield Detectives, news and archaeology features. Published on both sides of the Atlantic and in several languages, he is the author of a number of works for Osprey including titles on tactics in World War II. Dr Bull has been one of the key contributors to the accompanying television series screened in the United Kingdom and North America. Klappentext World War I's defining weapon for many, Germany's MG 08 machine gun won a formidable reputation on battlefields from Tannenberg to the Somme, while its more mobile successor, the MG 08/15, played a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. Even in the 1940s, the two weapons would be pressed into service with German forces fighting in a new world war. Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this absorbing study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, as well as their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary memorial commemorations of World War I, this is a timely examination of the development, combat use and lasting influence of Germany's World War I-era machine guns. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /Development /Use /Impact /Conclusion /Bibliography /Index...

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• Authors: Dr Stephen Bull, Stephen Bull, Stephen/ Shumate Bull
• Assisted by: Alan Gilliland (Illustration), Alan (B.E.V. illustrator) Gilliland (Illustration), Gilliland Alan (Illustration), Johnny Shumate (Illustration), Johnny (Illustrator) Shumate (Illustration), Shumate Johnny (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.05.2016
• EAN: 9781472815163
• ISBN: 978-1-4728-1516-3
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 244 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Weapon; Weapon
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Antiques; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; European History, Germany, First World War, HISTORY / Military / World War I, military history, HISTORY / Military / Weapons, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, c 1910 to c 1919, Weapons & equipment, Militaria, arms & armour, Weapons and equipment, Militaria, arms and armour