Militaria, arms and armour

Most belligerents entering World War II armed their infantry with bulky and ineffectual anti-tank rifles as their primary means of combating tanks.

The conduct of combat operations in open order during the 18th and 19th centuries required an improved firearm with more accuracy than the standard-issue smoothbore infantry musket.

Designed in 1942, Britain's innovative Projector, Infantry, Anti-Tank (PIAT) provided British and Commonwealth troops with a much-needed means of taking on Germany's formidable Panzers.

At its height in the late twentieth-century, the Soviet Armed Forces boasted one of the world's largest armies.

The Uzi submachine gun is one of the most recognizable weapons in history.

This book describes and illustrates the uniforms and personal equipment of the troops fielded by the Midwestern and Western states that fought for the Union during the Civil War.

Since ancient times, memorable moments of military history have been commemorated with jewelry, medals, and symbolic accessories.

Adopted in 1938 and remaining in British service until 1991, the popular and reliable Bren was an iconic light machine gun, and arguably the most recognizable Commonwealth weapon of World War ll.

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 fire.

A detailed, illustrated study of the Ukrainian armed forces, their weapons, dress and equipment from the First to the Second World War and beyond.

One of the most feared weapons in the ancient world, the gladius was lethal both on the battlefield and in the arena.

The Fairbairn-Sykes Commando dagger has become iconic as the most widely recognized fighting knife in the world.

In 1911, the history of firearms changed forever with the adoption of the greatest pistol ever designed, the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .

The focus of this book is a weapon that has literally placed the power of fire in human hands the man-portable flamethrower.

Fully illustrated, this absorbing study explores the evolving sniping technology and tactics employed by both sides in Asia and the Pacific during 1941 45.

The first self-loading rifle to see widespread military use, the robust M1 Garand survived the tests of battle from World War II to Vietnam, and it remains a favorite among competition shooters and collectors to this day.

Tracing the history and development of gun-making in Birmingham, England--for many years a center of the world's firearms industry--this book covers innovations in design and manufacture of both military and sporting arms from 1660 through 1960.

In response to the challenge of the Soviet Dragunov self-loading rifle, the British Army adopted the 7.

The breech-loading, single-shot .

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 invasion was a very real possibility.

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In 1974, renowned Belgian arms company Fabrique Nationale brought out a ground-breaking new light machine gun, the Minimi.

Robert Erskine Childers (1870-1922) was a British-born Irish writer.

This is the absorbing story of the handguns credited to Nambu Kijiro, the principal personal-defence weapons of the Imperial forces.

In the two centuries before the Norman invasion of England, Anglo-Saxon and Viking forces clashed repeatedly in bloody battles across the country.

The reasons for handloading ammunition may be summed up as (a) permitting one to obtain the greatest possible accuracy from his rifle, pistol or revolver and (b) providing one with an abundance of ammunition at small expense.

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The M4 carbine has become one of the defining military firearms of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

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Between the late 8th and late 11th century Viking warriors had a massive impact not just in northern Europe, but across a huge arc from the western Mediterranean round through northern Europe and the Baltic to the Middle East and Central Asia.

The formidable European longsword featuring a double-edged straight blade in excess of 40in, and capable of being used with one or both hands remains one of the most impressive and distinctive edged weapons of the late medieval era.

From the gruff, sword-toting swashbucklers of the Middle Ages to modern adventure epics like The Princess Bride, the aura surrounding the sword is one that is both romantic and pragmatic.

The M4 carbine has become one of the defining military firearms of the late 20th and early 21st centuries.

Herein, for the first time, is revealed the impact and scope of the basic repeating rifle in the Civil War.

In 1911, the history of firearms changed forever with the adoption of the greatest pistol ever designed, the Automatic Pistol, Caliber .

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.

Gun Trader's Guide is the original reference guide for gun values.

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The Standard Catalog of Firearms is the preferred desk reference guide to the world of antique, vintage and modern firearms from around the world, with over 26,000 listings of collectible and modern firearms.

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 rifle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Entering service in 1897, the Arisaka family of bolt-action rifles armed Japanese troops and others through two world wars and many other conflicts, including the Russo-Japanese War of 1904 05.

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 rifle in Iraq and Afghanistan.

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Adopted in 1938 and remaining in British service until 1991, the popular and reliable Bren was an iconic light machine gun, and arguably the most recognizable Commonwealth weapon of World War ll.

The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century.

Since the mid-1960s the Heckler & Koch MP5 has become the most widely used submachine gun in the world, especially among counterterrorist and special-operations units.

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 armed forces for nearly 80 years and has continued in service with some units to this day.

Sportschützen, Jäger, Waffenbesitzer und allgemein an Waffen Interessierte erhalten mit dem neuen Buch "Sniperwissen kompakt" einen Einblick in die Welt der Scharfschützen.