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BROWNING .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS

by: Gordon Rottman

Thoroughly researched & illustrated with rare photos & original artwork by Johnny Shumate; takes readers from the origins of the “fifty” on the battlefields of World War I (1914-1918) to its use in the war on terror today. 7×10 inches, 80 pgs.

1-84908-330-4
978-1-84908-330-0
Softcover
10-18-2011
Military Weapons, Machine Guns & Technical Manuals

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Overview

Osprey’s new Weapon series provides a highly-detailed yet affordable overview of the development, use, and impact of small arms throughout history—from the sword to the machine gun.

In this volume, Gordon Rottman examines this history of the longest serving weapon in the U.S. military’s small arms inventory. Thoroughly researched and illustrated with rare photographs and original artwork by Johnny Shumate, the book takes readers from the origins of the “fifty” on the battlefields of World War I (1914-1918) to its use in the war on terror today. Rottman provides lists of the companies that manufactured the Browning and analyzes the variants that have arisen over the years since it first entered service in 1933. He also provides descriptions and photos of how it was used on aircraft, ships, riverboats, tanks, Humvees, and by ground forces. A cutaway illustration from Alan Gilliland details the parts of the weapon and a final chapter dispels myths told about it.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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. The author lives in Cypress, TX.

Details

ISBN: 1-84908-330-4
Publisher: Macmillan Publishers
Publish Date: 10-18-2011

“BROWNING .50 CALIBER MACHINE GUNS”

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