Repeating and multi-fire weapons : a history from the Zhuge crossbow through the AK-47 / Gerald Prenderghast.

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Prenderghast, Gerald, 1954-

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9781476666662
1476666660

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U884 .P746 2018

Summary: "From the earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have been anxious to develop weapons with more firepower. This inevitably led a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons"-- Provided by publisher.

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 417-424) and index.

"From the earliest days of organized warfare, combatants have been anxious to develop weapons with more firepower. This inevitably led a wide variety of repeating weapons, capable of a degree of sustained fire without reloading. Based largely upon new research, this book explores the history of repeating and multi-fire weapons"-- Provided by publisher.