Vickers Guides Provide Outstanding Photography with Thorough Information
As a lover of fine military books, I was immediately impressed by these wonderful books. They are everything that a premium quality, collector-grade coffee tabl... Read more.
Book Review: A French Perspective on World War Submachine Guns
The Schiffer Military History series contains many fine books on military aviation, naval and ground forces, the American Civil War as well as militaria and eve... Read more.
Book Review: Diving Deeper into the Browing Machine Gun
Recently I reviewed the first two volumes of a series covering the legendary Browning Machine Gun family of weapons (See SAR, V25N4, April 2021). Now we will lo... Read more.
Book Review: New Vanguard Series Introduces Railway Guns and Large Weapons Systems
Railway guns hardly qualify as “small arms,” I agree, but it is hoped that guns of all sizes are of interest to Small Arms While searching through the Ospre... Read more.
Book Review: Nazi Propagandists “Document” WWII Battle Scenes
These four titles are from a series of nine (so far) books that cover German WWII weapons. What sets this series apart from other books is the use of official p... Read more.
BOOK REVIEW: Melvin Johnson’s M1941 Rifle
Although overshadowed by the far better known M1 Garand service rifle, the story of the Johnson M1941 rifle is an interesting part of U.S. military history.
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BOOK REVIEW: Post-WWII Military Cartridge Development for Ammo Enthusiasts
It has been said in regards to collecting, that your collection is only as good as your library. That is certainly true when collecting ammunition, and especial... Read more.
Book Review: Setting the Standard
The Vickers Guide team has managed to outdo themselves. Several months ago I had the pleasure of reviewing two titles from the Vickers Guide series (SAR, Vol. 2... Read more.
Book Reviews: A Vicker-Maxim Manual and A History of Black Powder Firearms
This is the second of two separate, unrelated books about the legendary Vickers machine gun by author Martin Pegler, former Senior Curator of the Royal Armourie... Read more.
BOOK REVIEW: AUTOCANNON: A History of Automatic Cannon and their Ammunition
Reviewed by Dean Roxby This book does a spectacular job of covering the many automatic cannon designs from the late 1800s up to current types. And as the title ... Read more.
