The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning epub The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning pdf download The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning pdf file The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning audiobook The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning book review The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) Stephen Manning summary
| #936213 in Books | Osprey | 2013-05-21 | 2013-05-21 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.59 x.23 x6.88l, | File type: PDF | 80 pages | 9781780965062||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| Once over lightly, please|By L.A. Biker|This is a nice, fairly concise history of the Martini-Henry BPCR historical arm. Doesn't cover everything in absolute detail, but not a light read for lack of content, either: just an accessible, interesting and enjoyable history of this classic rifle. Almost all the information in this book can be found on the internet, but it won't all|About the Author|Dr Stephen Manning is an expert in Victorian colonial warfare and the owner of two original Martini-Henry rifles. He is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Exeter and the author of numerous books including Evelyn Wood VC: Pillar of
The breech-loading, single-shot .458in Martini-Henry rifle has become a symbol of both the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879 and the numerous battles in Egypt and the Sudan in 1884-85, but continued to be used by both British and colonial troops well into the 20th century. Its invention and introduction into British service were in direct response to the success of the Prussian Dreyse needle gun, which demonstrated that the breech-loading rifle offered faster loading, improved a...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Martini-Henry Rifle (Weapon) | Stephen Manning. I was recommended this book by a dear friend of mine.