{"product_id":"browning-30-caliber-machine-guns-9781780969213","title":"Browning .30-caliber Machine Guns","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFirst 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction \/Development: Browning’s versatile “thirties” \/Use: Workhorses of the forces \/Impact: Comparisons and legacy \/Conclusion \/Glossary \/Bibliography \/Index","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51042204090711,"sku":"9781780969213","price":14.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781780969213.jpg?v=1750953427","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/browning-30-caliber-machine-guns-9781780969213","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}