The Flamethrower
The focus of this book is a weapon that has literally placed the power of fire in human hands - the man-portable flamethrower. This formidable weapon first saw battlefield use in the hands of German troops during World War I, and went on to arm the forces of many countries in World War II and beyond. Capable of inflicting horrific injuries - or of using up the oxygen supply inside a building, causing the occupants to suffocate - it projected a stream of flammable liquid, which could be 'bounced' off the interior surfaces of tunnels, buildings and other defended structures to reach deep inside a fortification.From its combat debut to its deplo…
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Produktdetails
Weitere Autoren: Noon, Steve (Illustr.) / Gilliland, Alan (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-4728-0903-2
- EAN: 9781472809032
- Produktnummer: 20182935
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 12'173 KB
- Abbildungen: 50 b/w; 14 col
Über den Autor
Dr Chris McNab specializes in military history and related technology.To date he has published more than 100 books including US Soldier vs German Soldier (2020), Hitler's Tanks (2020) and The Great Bear at War (2019). Chris has also written extensively for major encyclopaedia series, magazines and newspapers. He lives in South Wales, UK.
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