WW1 1916 MACHINE GUN MANUAL BRITISH ARMY .303 VICKERS MG LEWIS GUN TRAINING MACHINE GUN TRAINING(.303 AND .22 CARTRIDGES)
ORGANIZATION, SECTION DRILL,TACTICAL HANDLING, FIRE CONTROL,ANNUAL COURSE
WRITTEN BY AN OFFICEROF THE REGULAR ARMY
Edited by Captain E. J. Solano
Published by JOHN MURRAY, LONDON,1916
An original British Army manual, first published in May 1915 by John Murray as part of the \'Imperial Army Series\'. This revised edition is from May 1916, just before thestartof the Battle of the Somme. It includes comprehensive details of all aspects of the theory and practise of machine gun warfare on the Western Front. It covers everything that a junior officer or NCO would need to know about the operation and tactical use of the standard Machine guns of the British Army in 1916, from fire control, ballistics, range-finding and a wide range of tactical applications, to the latest information on German machine gun tactics. The book is a very detailed and practical machine gun training handbook, with information on the Vickers .303 heavy machine gun and the more portable Lewis Gun. it is very well illustrated throughout, with numerous diagrams, line drawings, fold-outs and photographs.
The book includesadvertisements for officers trench equipment, with details of popular brands of luminous watches, trench-coats and even dummy machine guns (available in 1916 at £8 each).
128 pages, with 49 illustrations, photographs, diagrams & drawings.
Condition:
In very good condition. The boards show signs of wear and use, with a few marks. The binding and hinges are good and secure, the front hinge having been carefully reinforced with archival paper tape. The text is in very goodcondition.There are some marks to the rear endpapers. The illustrations and diagrams are in very good condition.Published: May 1916Khaki boardsDimensions : 105mm x 135mmPages: 128 (plus adverts)***I have several other original WW1 manualsandbookslisted at the moment. Please check out my other listings***
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