German Machine Guns of World War I

Informationen zum Autor Stephen Bull Klappentext World War I's defining weapon for many, Germany's MG 08 machine gun won a formidable reputation on battlefields from Tannenberg to the Somme, while its more mobile successor, the MG 08/15, played a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. Even in the 1940s, the two weapons would be pressed into service with German forces fighting in a new world war. Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this absorbing study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, as well as their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles. Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary memorial commemorations of World War I, this is a timely examination of the development, combat use and lasting influence of Germany's World War I-era machine guns. Zusammenfassung Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /Development /Use /Impact /Conclusion /Bibliography /Index

Vorwort
Published to coincide with the 100th anniversary memorial commemorations of World War I, this is a timely examination of the development, combat use and lasting influence of Germany's World War I-era machine guns.

Autorentext

Stephen Bull

Klappentext

World War I's defining weapon for many, Germany's MG 08 machine gun won a formidable reputation on battlefields from Tannenberg to the Somme, while its more mobile successor, the MG 08/15, played a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. Even in the 1940s, the two weapons would be pressed into service with German forces fighting in a new world war.

Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this absorbing study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, as well as their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles.

Zusammenfassung
Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles.

Inhalt
Introduction /Development /Use /Impact /Conclusion /Bibliography /Index