Gordon L. Rottman

The Hand Grenade

Illustrator: Shumate, Johnny; Gilliland, Alan

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Featuring specially commissioned full-colour artwork and an array of revealing photographs of grenades in use and in close-up, this book explores and assesses the origins, development, combat use, and lasting legacy of the formidable military hand grenade.

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Produktdetails

• Weapon
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Seitenzahl: 80
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Februar 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 184mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 262g
• ISBN-13: 9781472807342
• ISBN-10: 1472807340
• Artikelnr.: 40842267

Autorenporträt

Gordon L. Rottman served in the 5th Special Forces Group in Vietnam in 1969-70 and subsequently in airborne infantry, long-range patrol, and intelligence assignments until retiring after 26 years. Johnny Shumate works as a freelance illustrator living in Nashville, Tennessee. Most of his work is rendered in Adobe Photoshop using a Cintiq monitor. His greatest influences are Angus McBride, Don Troiani, and Edouard Detaille.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
Development: A universal weapon
Use: Grenades in combat
Impact: Assessing the hand grenade's influence
Conclusion
Glossary
Bibliography
Index