The Vickers-Maxim Machine Gun (Weapon)-Martin Pegler, Peter Denn

Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

The Vickers-Maxim Machine GunAuthor(s): Martin Pegler, Peter Dennis\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, United Kingdom\nImprint: Osprey Publishing\nISBN-13: 9781780963822, 978-1780963822\nSynopsis\nThe worlds first self-powered machine gun, the Maxim gun became a potent symbol of Victorian colonialism in the closing years of the 19th century.\n\nIt was the brainchild of Sir Hiram Maxim, the American-born firearms inventor who founded the company bearing his name with financing from Albert Vickers, who became the companys chairman; Maxims company was absorbed by Vickers, Sons and Company in 1897.\n\nSubsequent variants in British, German and Russian service the .303in Vickers [tel], [url] MG [tel] and [url] PM M1910, respectively dominated both the Eastern and Western Fronts during World War I and soldiered on into World War II, while the Vickers remained in front-line British service essentially unchanged until 1968. \n\nFeaturing specially commissioned full-c.