Zum Hauptinhalt springen Zur Suche springen Zur Hauptnavigation springen
Beschreibung

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.

It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it was known as the Smellie); today it remains a very popular target rifle for competitive shooting, and modern copies are being manufactured to meet demand.

Featuring first-hand accounts, full-colour artwork and close-up photographs, this is the story of the Lee-Enfield, the innovative, reliable and long-lived rifle that equipped British and other forces through the world wars and beyond.

The Lee-Enfield is one of the 20th century's most recognisable and longest-serving military rifles.

It was adopted by the British Army in 1895 and only replaced by the L1A1 SLR in 1957. It saw combat from the Boer War onwards, and some are still in use in the 21st century; it is estimated that 17 million have been produced. Soldier's recollections of the rifle are overwhelmingly affectionate (it was known as the Smellie); today it remains a very popular target rifle for competitive shooting, and modern copies are being manufactured to meet demand.

Featuring first-hand accounts, full-colour artwork and close-up photographs, this is the story of the Lee-Enfield, the innovative, reliable and long-lived rifle that equipped British and other forces through the world wars and beyond.

Über den Autor

Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. He is the author of the highly acclaimed 'Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper' (Osprey, 2004).

Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK.

Zusammenfassung
A bold, innovative hybrid of infantry rifle and cavalry carbine, the dependable and lethally effective Lee-Enfield influenced a generation of infantry weapons and remained in service with British and Commonwealth forces through the world wars and into the 1980s as a sniper rifle.
Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction
Development
Use
Impact
Select Bibliography
Index

Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2012
Genre: Geschichte, Importe
Rubrik: Geisteswissenschaften
Medium: Taschenbuch
Reihe: Weapon
Inhalt: Kartoniert / Broschiert
ISBN-13: 9781849087889
ISBN-10: 1849087881
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Pegler, Martin
Illustrator: Dennis, Peter
Hersteller: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weapon
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 254 x 187 x 10 mm
Von/Mit: Martin Pegler
Erscheinungsdatum: 20.01.2012
Gewicht: 0,263 kg
Artikel-ID: 106962484