The Encyclopedia of Weapons of WWII

The Comprehensive Guide to over 1,500 Weapons Systems, Including Tanks, Small Arms, Warplanes, Artillery, Ships, and Submarines

A lavishly illustrated compendium of military hardware covers everything that fought in the air, on the ground, and on the seas during World War II. There are more than 500 separate items of equipment used between 1939 and 1945, from combat handguns to massive aircraft carriers. More than 600 full-color artworks accompany entries that feature a detailed history of each weapon's design and development, along with a full specifications table that includes performance, dimensions, armament, and crew details. A must-have for military buffs.he Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II, by numerous authors but edited by Chris Bishop, is a nonfiction book covering a massive array of weapons from World War II. There are sections on the rifles used in the war, sub-machine guns, planes, boats, tanks, and a whole lot more. The book covers weapons from the Russians, Germans, Americans, Italians, French, British, Japanese, Czech, and any other axis or ally power in World War II. Each page and each individual object covered has colorful illustrations and cutaways of each object. For example, guns are shown with their inner-mechanisms and planes and tanks are shown with their internal spaces. There are also statistic sheets of each weapon and real-world photographs of the weapons, sometimes even in use.

The Encyclopedia of Weapons of World War II is an absolute dream for any World War II geek or person who loves facts. The book is loaded with information. This can, however, become a little annoying to people who arent the most hardcore of informational-readers. However, it can still be enjoyed even if you dont want to read all the words because the stat sheets, photos, and illustrations provide plenty of content to enjoy. I would recommend this book most likely to a history buff whos interested in World War II. I might recommend it to a more normal reader but I wouldnt recommend it to anyone, a lot of people might not enjoy the sheer volume of information and words.

There are sections on the rifles used in the war, sub-machine guns, planes, boats, tanks, and a whole lot more. The book covers weapons from the Russians, Germans, Americans, Italians, French, British, Japanese, Czech, and any other axis or ally power in World War II. Each page and each individual object covered has colorful illustrations and cutaways of each object. For example, guns are shown with their inner-mechanisms and planes and tanks are shown with their internal spaces. There are also statistic sheets of each weapon and real-world photographs of the weapons, sometimes even in use.

If it went bang in WW2, it probably is in here! Soft cover, 540 gloss pages with lots of beautiful drawings and colour images. Excellent, almost new condition.