Guns of the Elite Book

A gun of the elite is defined in either or both of two ways: that it influenced military history in such a way that specialized units were formed to use it, or that the prior existence of specialist units made the distribution of particular guns inevitable. Contents: prelude to the modern era; World War II; post-war developments; state of the art; the weapons; handguns; submachine-guns; rifles; sniper rifles; sniper sights; machine-guns; support weapons; & ammunition. Each section is thoroughly illustrated with B&W photos & detailed drawings of the weapons. Includes a glossary & bibliography.