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Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day
Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day
Author: Martin J. Dougherty
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Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day surveys the technological and tactical evolution of personal and crew‑served weapons from the Civil War era Springfield M1855 through World Wars, the Cold War and into contemporary battlefields, ending with modern personal defence weapons and hand‑held rocket launchers. Martin J. Dougherty frames this 150‑year sweep as a comparative history of design, cartridge development and battlefield roles, pairing period context with clear explanations of how bolt‑action rifles, self‑loading service rifles, assault‑rifle families, submachine guns and machine guns shaped—and were shaped by—shifting doctrines and conflicts worldwide.
Published by Konemann / Amber Books in 2010 (ISBN-13: 9781907446009), this is a technical, illustrated arms reference aimed at military history enthusiasts, collectors and researchers: heavily illustrated with color photographs, cutaway and detail images, side‑by‑side weapon comparison layouts, visual identification guides and data tables listing specifications (caliber, rate of fire, muzzle velocity, ballistic performance). The book functions as both a photographic reference and a data‑oriented encyclopedia of small arms, offering comparative analysis across national designs and service weapons.
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Small Arms: From 1860 to the Present Day
Small Arms: Compared and Contrasted
Author: Martin J. Dougherty
Publisher: Konemann / Amber Books
Publication year: 2010
ISBN-13: 9781907446009
ISBN-10: 1907446001
Language: English
Time span: 1860 to contemporary era
Type of book: Technical reference
Type of book: Weapons encyclopedia
Type of book: Illustrated arms reference
Subject & Scope
Small arms history
Development of small arms 1860–present
Military firearms
Service rifles
Assault rifles
Battle rifles
Submachine guns
Machine pistols
Machine guns
Light machine guns
General-purpose machine guns
Pistols
Revolvers
Carbines
Sniper rifles
Anti‑materiel rifles
Bolt‑action firearms
Semi‑automatic firearms
Automatic weapons
Cartridge development
Firearms technology
Comparative weapon analysis
Weapons compared and contrasted
Technical specifications of small arms
Ballistic performance
Rate of fire, caliber, muzzle velocity (data‑oriented treatment)
Military equipment reference
Historical Coverage & Wars
Late 19th‑century firearms
Pre‑World War small arms
World War I era small arms (implied by 1860–present coverage)
World War II era small arms (implied by 1860–present coverage)
Cold War era small arms
Modern small arms
Nations & Users
International military small arms
Global service weapons
Comparative national designs
Weapons used by multiple countries
Weapons Highlighted (representative, clearly documented models)
Bolt‑action service rifles (e.g., Mauser‑type, Lee‑Enfield‑type, Mosin‑Nagant‑type rifles as families of designs)
Self‑loading / semi‑automatic service rifles (e.g., Garand‑type, SVT‑type as generic categories)
Assault rifle families (e.g., AK‑type, AR‑15 / M16‑type families, G3 / FAL‑type battle rifles as families)
Classic military pistols (e.g., generic Browning‑pattern, Luger‑pattern, Walther‑pattern designs as categories)
Historic revolver patterns (late‑19th and 20th‑century service revolvers in general)
Submachine‑gun patterns (e.g., early to late 20th‑century SMGs as a class)
Machine‑gun types (light, medium, GPMG families)
Structure & Features
Heavily illustrated
Photographic reference
Color photographs of weapons
Side‑by‑side weapon comparison layouts
Data tables (specifications, performance)
Cutaway or detail images (where provided)
Visual identification guide
Collector and enthusiast reference
Audience & Use
Military history enthusiasts
Firearms collectors
Reenactors and modelers (weapons detail)
Research tool for small‑arms identification
General reference for arms historians
Classification (Suggested)
Primary subject: Military technology – small arms
Secondary subject: Weapons – identification and comparison
Genre: Non‑fiction, illustrated technical reference
Topic code: Firearms / military small arms (modern & historic)
Book Condition: Like New
Book Condition: Like New
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