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date pub 2008
date pub edition May 29, 2008
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"Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It" is a social history about the man and hi
"Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel: The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It" is a social history about the man and his times, the application of patent law, the rise of industrialization, the internecine machinations of weapons procurement by the American military establishment, and the role of military technology applied to the acquisition and defense of empire. Regrettably this book contains very little about the innovative gun itself, its evolutions, or its use in modernized form in the jet age. Not what I expected.
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avg rating 3.43
num ratings 35
date pub 2006
date pub edition Jul 03, 2007
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This book was at it's strongest dealing with sniping WWI through Vietnam. The last 110 pages of opinionated essays by splice and military snipers felt
This book was at it's strongest dealing with sniping WWI through Vietnam. The last 110 pages of opinionated essays by splice and military snipers felt like padding.
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date pub unknown
date pub edition Jan 01, 1978
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Useful text supplemented by high quality - if too small - b&w photos. English and continental bias throughout, but that's alright, as I have plenty of
Useful text supplemented by high quality - if too small - b&w photos. English and continental bias throughout, but that's alright, as I have plenty of American-oriented references.
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num pages
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avg rating 4.25
num ratings 12
date pub unknown
date pub edition Jan 01, 2014
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The details of Stoner's ArmaLite internal gas piston being distinctly different from direct gas impingement had never been clear to me before.
The details of Stoner's ArmaLite internal gas piston being distinctly different from direct gas impingement had never been clear to me before.
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num pages
352
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avg rating 4.07
num ratings 15
date pub Apr 1999
date pub edition Jul 01, 2000
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A thoughtful collection of excellent essays written from WWI to Gulf War I...
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isbn13 9780935632842
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num pages
147
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avg rating 4.18
num ratings 11
date pub May 01, 1989
date pub edition May 01, 1989
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num pages
496
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avg rating 3.99
num ratings 2,185
date pub Oct 12, 2010
date pub edition Oct 12, 2010
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avg rating 3.85
num ratings 104,445
date pub Sep 01, 2003
date pub edition Sep 16, 2003
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isbn13 9780873641838
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num pages
250
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avg rating 3.85
num ratings 20
date pub Mar 1980
date pub edition Jan 01, 1980
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128
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avg rating 3.75
num ratings 8
date pub Jul 1992
date pub edition Jan 01, 1992
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isbn13 9780873642156
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num pages
88
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avg rating 3.79
num ratings 38
date pub Feb 1981
date pub edition Jan 01, 1981
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isbn13 9780873642002
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num pages
272
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avg rating 4.26
num ratings 27
date pub Jan 01, 1981
date pub edition Nov 01, 1982
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isbn13 9780811707701
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num pages
2
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avg rating 3.71
num ratings 17
date pub Jun 1963
date pub edition Dec 01, 1963
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isbn13 9780873496605
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num pages
640
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avg rating 4.56
num ratings 9
date pub Jan 01, 1971
date pub edition Jan 01, 2003
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num pages
307
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avg rating 3.33
num ratings 3
date pub 1989
date pub edition Jan 01, 1989
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num pages
512
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avg rating 4.34
num ratings 89
date pub Jan 01, 1969
date pub edition Jan 01, 2000
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avg rating 5.00
num ratings 1
date pub Jun 30, 1995
date pub edition Jun 30, 1995
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num pages
432
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avg rating 4.75
num ratings 4
date pub 1998
date pub edition Nov 01, 1998
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avg rating 4.50
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num pages
402
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avg rating 4.47
num ratings 47
date pub 1964
date pub edition 2000
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