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A lavishly illustrated compendium of military hardware covers everything that fought in the air, on the ground, and on the seas during World War II. There are more than 500 separate items of equipment used between 1939 and 1945, from combat handguns to massive aircraft carriers. More than 600 full-color artworks accompany entries that feature a detailed history of each weapon's design and development, along with a full specifications table that includes performance, dimensions, armament, and crew details. A must-have for military buffs.
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THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA OF
WEAPONS OF
WORLD WAR II
THE
ENCYCLOPEDIA
WEAPONS OF
WORLD WAR IT General Editor
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This edition published by Barnes & Noble, Inc., by arrangement with Brown Packaging Books Ltd 1998 Barnes £ Noble Books M 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 ISBN: 0-7607-1022-8 Copyright © 1998 Orbis Publishing Ltd Copyright © 1998 Aerospace Publishing This material was previously published in 1984 as part of the reference set War Machine. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without the prior written permission of the copyright holder. Editorial and design by Brown Packaging Books Ltd Bradley's Close 74-77 White Lion Street London NI 9PF Picture credits TRH Pictures: 7,9, 20, 31,42, 52,63,73, 83,93, 101, 111, 123, 136,148,159,169,179,191,203,215,225, 236, 249,264,275, 283,293,305, 318, 330,340, 350, 361, 372,383, 393,404,414, 424,434,443, 452,462, 470,478,487, 497, 509, 519, 529, 540. Printed in Singapore
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