The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis

The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis
Author
Ellis, John, 1945-
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Machine-guns - History.; War and society.; Military history, Modern - 20th century.
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Includes a chapter on later uses by civilians.
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5774769
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Title, Author, Edition Date Language Format Libraries
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis.
London : Croom Helm,
186 pages
1975 English Book; Illustrated 12
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis ; new foreword and bibliographical essay by Edward C. Ezell. - Johns Hopkins paperbacks ed.
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press,
192 pages
1986, 1975 English Book; Illustrated 9
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis. - 1st American ed.
New York : Pantheon Books,
186 pages
1975 English Book; Illustrated 6
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis.
London : Pimlico,
186 pages
1993 English Book; Illustrated 5
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis.
London : Cresset Library,
186 pages
1987, 1975 English Book; Illustrated 4
The social history of the machine gun / John Ellis.
New York, NY : Arno Press,
186 pages
1981, 1975 English Book; Illustrated 1

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