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German Machine Guns of World War I: MG 08 and MG 08/15
Stephen Bull
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Description for German Machine Guns of World War I: MG 08 and MG 08/15
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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. Although it was a lethally effective weapon when used from static positions, the MG 08 was far too heavy to perform a mobile role on the battlefield. As the British and French began to deploy lighter machine guns alongside their heavier weapons, the Germans fielded the Danish Madsen and British Lewis as stopgaps, but chose to adapt the MG 08 into a compromise weapon - the MG 08/15 - which would play a central role in the ... Read more
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. Although it was a lethally effective weapon when used from static positions, the MG 08 was far too heavy to perform a mobile role on the battlefield. As the British and French began to deploy lighter machine guns alongside their heavier weapons, the Germans fielded the Danish Madsen and British Lewis as stopgaps, but chose to adapt the MG 08 into a compromise weapon - the MG 08/15 - which would play a central role in the ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Weapon
Condition
New
Number of Pages
80
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781472815163
SKU
V9781472815163
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
Ref
99-3
About Stephen Bull
Dr Stephen Bull is Curator of Military History and Archaeology for Lancashire Museums, with particular responsibility for local regimental collections, and is a consultant for the University of Oxford on World War I projects. His other books include several Osprey titles. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. He began his career ... Read more
Reviews for German Machine Guns of World War I: MG 08 and MG 08/15
In all, it is a superb book that offers not only a history of these weapons, but also how they changed warfare. - Modeling Madness It's really a must-read for anyone interested in World War One and the technological innovations that came from that great conflict. - IPMS German Machin ... Read more