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The machine gun / by Jonathan Martin.
- Format:
- Video
- Author/Creator:
- Martin, Jonathan.
- Series:
- Academic Video Online
- Weapons of World War II ; episode 9
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Machine guns--History.
- Machine guns.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- Genre:
- Documentary.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (25 min.).
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), 2003.
- Language Note:
- In English.
- Original language in English.
- Summary:
- Unlike World War I, the machine gun did not dominate the battlefield of World War II, but it remained a highly potent weapon. Whether incorporated into the wings of fighter planes such as the Spitfire and Messerschmitt, or used by infantry on the battlefield as a submachine, it packed a considerable punch.This programme looks at its many forms and its influence on warfare
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed Feb. 24, 2011).
- Previously published as DVD.
- OCLC:
- 708216968
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