The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns : Pistol, Rifles, Revolvers, Machine and Submachine Guns Through History in 1100 Clear Photographs

FOWLER WILLIAM
The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns : Pistol, Rifles, Revolvers, Machine and Submachine Guns Through History in 1100 Clear Photographs

The Illustrated World Encyclopedia of Guns : Pistol, Rifles, Revolvers, Machine and Submachine Guns Through History in 1100 Clear Photographs
ISBN: 9780754831761
Publication Date: 14 December 2015

This encyclopedia of firearms is both an authoritative reference work and a stunning visual directory, explaining the development of arms through the centuries.

The chronological survey begins with gunpowder and the first crude 14th-century hand cannons, and continues through handguns and the development of machine and submachine guns. Each gun's features are listed, as are the military, political and technological contexts in which the gun was developed.

A full list of manufacturers and a glossary complete this easy-to-use encyclopedia. The book is essential reading for anyone interested in gun manufacture and conflicts of war.

About the Author

Will Fowler is a professor of Latin American Studies at the University of St. Andrews in Scotland. He is the editor of Forceful Negotiations: The Origins of the Pronunciamiento in Nineteenth-Century Mexico and Malcontents, Rebels, and Pronunciados The Politics of Insurrection in Nineteenth-Century Mexico, and the author of Santa Anna of Mexico all available from the University of Nebraska Press.