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Cover: 9781472807342 | The Hand Grenade | Gordon L Rottman | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2015
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The Hand Grenade
Taschenbuch von Gordon L Rottman
Sprache: Englisch

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Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now found its way into law-enforcement arsenals too. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs of grenades in use and in close-up, this engaging study explores and assesses the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of the formidable military hand grenade.
Allowing the user to inflict damage on his opponent within throwing range without leaving cover, the portable, lethally efficient hand grenade is a ubiquitous weapon of modern warfare, and has now found its way into law-enforcement arsenals too. Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs of grenades in use and in close-up, this engaging study explores and assesses the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of the formidable military hand grenade.
Über den Autor

Gordon L. Rottman served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.

Zusammenfassung
Since 1915 the lethal, portable and reliable hand grenade has become an essential and ubiquitous weapon in the infantryman's armory. Featuring full-color artwork, expert analysis, and gripping first-hand accounts, this is the absorbing story of this critically important battlefield weapon, covering its origins, development, use, and abiding legacy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /Development: A universal weapon /Use: Grenades in combat /Impact: Assessing the hand grenade's influence /Conclusion /Glossary /Bibliography /Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472807342
ISBN-10: 1472807340
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rottman, Gordon L
Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny
Gilliland, Alan
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Gordon L Rottman
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.02.2015
Gewicht: 0,263 kg
Artikel-ID: 105311972
Über den Autor

Gordon L. Rottman served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years.

Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.

Zusammenfassung
Since 1915 the lethal, portable and reliable hand grenade has become an essential and ubiquitous weapon in the infantryman's armory. Featuring full-color artwork, expert analysis, and gripping first-hand accounts, this is the absorbing story of this critically important battlefield weapon, covering its origins, development, use, and abiding legacy.
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Introduction /Development: A universal weapon /Use: Grenades in combat /Impact: Assessing the hand grenade's influence /Conclusion /Glossary /Bibliography /Index
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Fachbereich: Öffentliche Verwaltung
Genre: Importe, Soziologie
Rubrik: Wissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781472807342
ISBN-10: 1472807340
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Rottman, Gordon L
Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny
Gilliland, Alan
Hersteller: Bloomsbury USA
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 246 x 184 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Gordon L Rottman
Erscheinungsdatum: 17.02.2015
Gewicht: 0,263 kg
Artikel-ID: 105311972
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