German Machine Guns of World War I

MG 08 and MG 08/15

By: Stephen Bull, Johnny Shumate (Illustrator), Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)

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Paperback | 20 May 2016

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80 Pages

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World War Iâs defining weapon for many, Germanyâs MG 08 machine gun won a formidable reputation on battlefields from Tannenberg to the Somme. Although it was a lethally effective weapon when used from static positions, the MG 08 was far too heavy to perform a mobile role on the battlefield. As the British and French began to deploy lighter machine guns alongside their heavier weapons, the Germans fielded the Danish Madsen and British Lewis as stopgaps, but chose to adapt the MG 08 into a compromise weapon â" the MG 08/15 â" which would play a central role in the revolutionary developments in infantry tactics that characterized the last months of the conflict. In the 1940s, the two weapons were still in service with German forces fighting in a new world war. Drawing upon eyewitness battlefield reports, this absorbing study assesses the technical performance and combat record of these redoubtable and influential German machine guns, and their strengths and limitations in a variety of battlefield roles.

Industry Reviews

"In all, it is a superb book that offers not only a history of these weapons, but also how they changed warfare." - Modeling Madness

"It's really a must-read for anyone interested in World War One and the technological innovations that came from that great conflict." - IPMS

"German Machin Guns of World War I is worth checking out." - Shooting Illustrated

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