USED SOCIAL HISTORY OF THE MACHINE GUN

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“The Social History of the Machine Gun” by John Ellis

The introduction of the machine gun in the late 19th century revolutionized the conduct of war, gone were the days of leisurely tactics and ‘civilized’ warfare.  Though the traditional officer class were at first slow to grasp its potential, it wasn’t long before the powerful new weapon made its mark.  John Ellis’s masterly study shows how influential the machine gun was in the American Civil War, in creating the European colonies in Africa, and above all, in the First World war.

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• 186 pages total