During World War I, the British adopted the US-designed Lewis gun as
an infantry weapon, realizing that its light weight and the fact that
it could be fired both prone and on the move made it ideal for
supporting advances and defending captured trenches. Later adopted by
an array of countries from the Netherlands to Japan, the Lewis
successfully served as the primary or secondary armament in armoured
fighting vehicles and in both ground-based anti-aircraft and
aircraft-mounted roles. Although it was superseded by the Bren in
British service in 1937, the outbreak of World War II meant that
thousands returned to active service, and it played a key role as far
afield as Libya, with the Long-Range Desert Group, and the
Philippines, with the US Marine Corps. Written by an authority on this
iconic light machine gun, this is the fascinating story of the
innovative and influential Lewis gun, from the trenches of World War I
to the Libyan desert and Pacific islands of World War II and beyond.
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ISBN
9781782007920
Publisert
2020
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Vendor
Osprey Publishing
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Product language
Engelsk
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Digital bok
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