I was just looking thru my new Zenith Books, August 2000 catalog, and was wondering if anyone has bought this book yet and if it is worth the money?
"Rapid Fire, The Developement of Heavy Automatic Weapons"
By AG Williams. A comprehensive account of the developement and use of heavy machine guns, automatic cannons, and their ammunition. The design of cartridges and the various types of projectiles used is fully explained, followed by descriptions and analyses of the different types of gun mechanisms, their mountings, sights, ammunition feed and other systems. Covers all heavy automatic weapons of every nation throughout the 20th Century used by armies, navies and air forces. Paticular emphasis is placed on aircraft guns from 1935-55, including the aircraft they were fitted too. Hdbd., 7 1/4" x 9 1/2", 256 pgs, 170 bw ill, 24 color pages. $39.95
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