Download or read book The Great Guns written by Harold Leslie Peterson and published by Penguin Adult HC/TR. This book was released on 1971 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the history and development of firearms and provides detailed information and numerous illustrations of some of the most significant rifles, handguns, and smoothbores.
Download or read book Great Guns written by Norman Wiard and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Big Guns written by Steve Israel and published by Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2019-04-23 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Steve Israel, the Congressman-turned-novelist who writes “in the full-tilt style of Carl Hiaasen” (The Washington Post), a comic tale of the mighty firearm industry, a small Long Island town, and Washington politics: “Congress should pass a law making Big Guns mandatory reading for themselves” (Nelson DeMille). When Chicago’s Mayor Michael Rodriguez starts a national campaign to ban handguns from America’s cities, towns, and villages, Otis Cogsworth, the wealthy chairman and CEO of a huge arms company in Asabogue, Long Island, is worried. In response, he and lobbyist Sunny McCarthy convince an Arkansas congressman to introduce federal legislation mandating that every American must own a firearm. Events soon escalate. Asabogue’s Mayor Lois Leibowitz passes an ordinance to ban guns in the town—right in Otis Cogsworth’s backyard. Otis retaliates by orchestrating a recall election against Lois and Jack Steele, a rich town resident, runs against her. Even though the election is for the mayor of a small village on Long Island, Steele brings in the big guns of American politics to defeat Lois. Soon, thousands of pro-gun and anti-gun partisans descend on Asabogue, and the bucolic town becomes a tinderbox. Meanwhile, Washington politicians in both parties are caught between a mighty gun lobby and the absurdity of requiring that every American, with waivers for children under age four, carry a gun. What ensues is a discomfiting, hilarious indictment of the state of American politics. “New York congressman-turned-novelist Steve Israel delivers a second brilliant political satire” (Booklist, starred review). “An entertaining satire” (Kirkus Reviews, starred review), Big Guns is “a wonderfully irreverent satire about the fractured and fractious American political and lobbying system…a rollicking comedic trip” (Publishers Weekly).
Download or read book Instructions for the exercise and service of great guns etc on board her majesty s ships written by Navy and published by . This book was released on 1858 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Good Guns Again written by Stephen Bodio and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 183 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Steve covers good guns, from American classic shotguns to English and Spanish gunmakers. He discusses Damascus barrels, how to buy a customized gun, how to buy an affordable double for $3,500 or under, big bore rifles, Gun-Trader Blues, and much more. This is Bodio at his finest, the unleashed, unfettered gun fanatic, haunting the gun shops, evaluating and offering a unique insight into the world of sporting firearms.
Download or read book Guns Guerillas and the Great Leader written by Benjamin R. Young and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2021-04-06 with total page 308 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Far from always having been an isolated nation and a pariah state in the international community, North Korea exercised significant influence among Third World nations during the Cold War era. With one foot in the socialist Second World and the other in the anticolonial Third World, North Korea occupied a unique position as both a postcolonial nation and a Soviet client state, and sent advisors to assist African liberation movements, trained anti-imperialist guerilla fighters, and completed building projects in developing countries. State-run media coverage of events in the Third World shaped the worldview of many North Koreans and helped them imagine a unified anti-imperialist front that stretched from the boulevards of Pyongyang to the streets of the Gaza Strip and the beaches of Cuba. This book tells the story of North Korea's transformation in the Third World from model developmental state to reckless terrorist nation, and how Pyongyang's actions, both in the Third World and on the Korean peninsula, ultimately backfired against the Kim family regime's foreign policy goals. Based on multinational and multi-archival research, this book examines the intersection of North Korea's domestic and foreign policies and the ways in which North Korea's developmental model appealed to the decolonizing world.
Download or read book Great Guns written by Farnoosh Fathi and published by . This book was released on 2013 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Poetry. GREAT GUNS, the much-anticipated first collection by Farnoosh Fathi, is a kaleidoscopic tour de force of raw lyricism. Its poems' speakers balance intense moments of humor and introspection as they go out into wilderness in search of truth and community.
Download or read book Best Guns written by Michael McIntosh and published by Down East Books. This book was released on 1999-01-01 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the best and most comprehensive guide for those new to the world of fine guns, and a standard reference for everyone, written with the precision and the seamless grace that is a Michael McIntosh's trademark style.
Download or read book Big Guns written by Angus Konstam and published by Casemate. This book was released on 2017-08-19 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A concise, illustrated introduction to artillery from medieval times to the modern era. Over seven centuries, the artillery piece has evolved from a status symbol to one of the most deadly weapons wielded by man. Using gunpowder weapons was initially something of a black art, but over time, gunnery became a science, a dependable method of breaching fortifications or overcoming an enemy on the battlefield. By the nineteenth century, most European armies had artillery units manned with trained gunners; Napoleon, originally an artillery officer, then took the use of artillery to a new level. Over the following decades, rapid advances in gun technology paved the way for the devastatingly powerful heavy artillery that literally transformed the landscape during World War I. The use of rolling and box barrages shaped how armies fought on the front lines, and powerful naval guns dictated the outcome of battles at sea. By World War II, the range of artillery had expanded to include self-propelled guns and powerful antitank and antiaircraft guns. In this informative introduction, historian Angus Konstam concisely explains how the development and evolving deployment of artillery led to big guns becoming the key to victory in two world wars and a potent force on the modern battlefield.
Download or read book Battleships The First Big Guns written by Philip Kaplan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This new addition to the Images of War series takes as its focus the early Big Gun battleships that saw development and deployment during the First World War. Iconic ships such as HMS Warspite and Malaya feature amidst this pictorial history that is sure to appeal to fans of the series, and naval enthusiasts in particular. Vessels featured include the battleship Royal Sovereign, the aircraft carrier HMS Eagle, the cruiser HMS Gloucester, the Queen Elizabeth class battleship HMS Barham and the Italian battleships Littorio, Cesare, Duillo, Vittorio Veneto, Conte di Cavour and Doria, amongst many others. British and international battleships feature side by side in a publication that offers a truly representative selection of the kind of vessels in action at this time.
Download or read book Air Service Boys in the Big Battle Or Silencing the Big Guns written by Charles Amory Beach and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2023-11-16 with total page 136 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 'Air Service Boys in the Big Battle; Or, Silencing the Big Guns' by Charles Amory Beach, readers are taken on a thrilling adventure set in the backdrop of World War I. The book follows a group of young American aviators as they navigate the dangers of aerial warfare and undertake a daring mission to silence enemy artillery. Beach's vivid descriptions and fast-paced narrative style keep readers on the edge of their seats, making this book a compelling read for fans of historical fiction and action-packed adventures. The author captures the essence of the time period with accuracy and detail, bringing to life the challenges and triumphs of the brave young men who served in the Air Service during the Great War. Charles Amory Beach's own experiences as a pilot during World War I likely inspired him to write this gripping tale of courage and resilience in the face of adversity.
Download or read book The Big Guns A Few Facts Comprising the Naval Actions of the United States Navy Addressed to the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States By a Friend of Peace written by United States. Navy and published by . This book was released on 1845 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Battleships WWII Evolution of the Big Guns written by Philip Kaplan and published by Pen and Sword. This book was released on 2015-06-15 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a pictorial essay on battleship construction in the 1930s and 1940s, this new book looks at the various design facets of the last great capital ships of the world's navies. Kaplan offers us a glimpse into those massive American and German navy yards and construction facilities that were put to use during this time, acquainting us with the arenas in which these final examples of battleship technology were laid down, built up, launched, fitted out, commissioned and taken out to sea. The book roots itself in a period of monumental change within the history of contemporary warfare. With the baton being passed from the battleship community to that of the aircraft carrier, the iconic battleship was gradually superseded by a new and even more threatening weapons system. It was destined to be consigned to the history books, whilst newer, slicker and more efficient fighting machines took precedence. This publication serves as a tribute to a lost legend of naval warfare. There is a look at some of modern history's most significant battleships, relaying their thrilling stories, defining characteristics and eventual fates. Ships featured include Scharnhorst, Gneisenau, Warspite, Tirpitz and Yamato. The book is completed with 'Fast and Last', a visit on board the four final examples of battleship technology and design, the last serving battleships USS Iowa, USS New Jersey, USS Wisconsin, and USS Missouri. Their Second World War careers are recounted, as are the qualities that made them special.
Download or read book Guns Versus Armour Plates a Practical Treatise on Great Guns Shewing the Defects of Some of the Recent Systems and Demonstrating the Efficiency of a New Method of Constructing Guns Capable of Penetrating Armour Plates Etc written by Percival Moses Parsons and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Historical Collections of the Essex Institute written by Essex Institute and published by . This book was released on 1859 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Instructions for the exercise and service of Great Guns on board Her Majesty s Ships written by Great Britain. Royal Navy and published by . This book was released on 1843 with total page 78 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Register of the United States Naval Academy Annapolis Md written by United States Naval Academy and published by . This book was released on 1899 with total page 624 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
