Featuring full-colour artwork and contemporary and close-up photographs, this book investigates the origins, development, combat use, and lasting influence of the formidable Gatling gun.
Featuring full-colour artwork and contemporary and close-up photographs, this book investigates the origins, development, combat use, and lasting influence of the formidable Gatling gun.
Peter Smithurst worked for several years at the Royal Armouries, Leeds, where he was a Senior Curator of Firearms and is now retired as Curator Emeritus. He has been elected a Visiting Research Fellow at the University of Huddersfield and is the author of The Pattern 1853 Enfield Rifle. The author lives in Yorkshire, UK.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Development: A new species of weapon is born Use: The Gatling at war Impact: 'A terrible gun which shoots all day' Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
Introduction Development: A new species of weapon is born Use: The Gatling at war Impact: 'A terrible gun which shoots all day' Conclusion Glossary Bibliography Index
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