From the very first handguns of the fifteenth century to modern machine guns and rifles, Small Arms Visual Encyclopedia is a highly illustrated volume that examines all the significant small arms of the world, featuring more than 1000 of the world’s handguns, assault rifles, machine guns, and other more esoteric weapons. All the famous weapons of each type are featured, such as the M-16, Colt .44 and MG42. Each featured small arm is illustrated with an excellent full-color artwork, showing the weapon in great detail with full specifications tables that list country of origin, weights, dimensions and calibre (with all weights and measures provided in both metric and imperial). With more than 800 outstanding color artworks, Small Arms Visual Encyclopedia is a comprehensive and accessible reference work that will appeal to anyone with an interest in small arms.
作者简介
马丁·J·多尔蒂(Martin J. Dougherty)是一名专注于军事和国防话题的自由撰稿人。他发表的作品涉及从海军武器到个人安全和自卫的各种主题。他是《小武器:从内战到今天》、《世界勇士:古代勇士》和《中世纪勇士的武器和战斗技巧》的作者。多尔蒂也写过关于个人自卫的书,包括《徒手格斗》(2010)和《极限徒手格斗》(2012)。
Martin J. Dougherty is a freelance writer specialising in defence topics. His published work deals with subjects ranging from naval weapons to personal security and self-defence. He is author of Small Arms: From the Civil War to the Present Day, Warriors of the World: The Ancient Warrior, and Weapons and Fighting Techniques of the Medieval Warrior. Dougherty has also written books on personal self defence, including Unarmed Combat (2010) and Extreme Unarmed Combat (2012).
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