A history of firearms : from earliest times to 1914 / W.Y. Carman

Author:: Carman, W. Y.
Published:: London ; New York : Routledge, 2016.
Physical Description:: 1 online resource (xv, 207 pages).

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Series:

Routledge library editions. Military and naval history ; Volume 7

Contents:

1. The use of fire in war -- 2. The development of cannon -- 3. Variations of cannon -- 4. Machine-guns -- 5. Handguns, muskets and rifles -- 6. Carbines -- 7. Pistols and revolvers -- 8. Experiments -- 9. Ammunition -- 10. Grenades and fireships -- 11. Rockets.

Subject(s):

Firearms
Ordnance

ISBN:

9781315685106 (e-book : PDF)
9781317411147 (e-book: Mobi)
9781317411154 (e-book: ePub)
9781138923379 (hardback)
9781138923393 (paperback)

Note:

First published in 1955.

Bibliography Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-199) and index.

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