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| Document Type: | Book |
|---|---|
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Roger Pauly |
| ISBN: | 0313327963 9780313327964 |
| OCLC Number: | 55534985 |
| Description: | xxi, 180 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. |
| Contents: | Ancestors: Ancient origins of firearms technology -- Childhood: Rise and development of matchlock firearms -- Between a rock and a hard place: Rise of the flintlock -- Rifling: New twist on an old idea -- Old metal heads: Self-contained metallic cartridge -- Technological takeoff: Supremacy of rapid fire -- Apogee and equilibrium: Automation -- Conclusion: Limits of lethality? -- Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| Series Title: | Greenwood technographies |
| Responsibility: | Roger Pauly. |
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