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First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions, it has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun – antipersonnel, antiaircraft, mounted on aircraft as both defensive and offensive armament, defensive armament aboard vehicles (armored and soft-skin), mounted on watercraft, and others. Employing gripping first-hand testimony and featuring specially commissioned illustrations and detailed photographs, many in color, this lively study of the Browning .30-caliber machine gun reveals the origins, combat history and legacy of this versatile and dependable weapon.

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Introduction /Development: Browning’s versatile “thirties” /Use: Workhorses of the forces /Impact: Comparisons and legacy /Conclusion /Glossary /Bibliography /Index

Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns

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    A Paperback / softback by Gordon L. Rottman, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland

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      Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 20/02/2014
      ISBN13: 9781780969213, 978-1780969213
      ISBN10: 178096921X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      First adopted in 1917, the rugged and reliable Browning .30-caliber machine gun remained in US service into the Vietnam era, and is still occasionally found in use elsewhere even today. Produced in both water-cooled and air-cooled versions, it has been employed in every imaginable role for a machine gun – antipersonnel, antiaircraft, mounted on aircraft as both defensive and offensive armament, defensive armament aboard vehicles (armored and soft-skin), mounted on watercraft, and others. Employing gripping first-hand testimony and featuring specially commissioned illustrations and detailed photographs, many in color, this lively study of the Browning .30-caliber machine gun reveals the origins, combat history and legacy of this versatile and dependable weapon.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction /Development: Browning’s versatile “thirties” /Use: Workhorses of the forces /Impact: Comparisons and legacy /Conclusion /Glossary /Bibliography /Index

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