Machine-Gun Tactics on the Western Front 1914-18

This fully illustrated study explores and depicts the machine-gun tactics employed by both sides on the Western Front in 1914–18.

During World War I, machine guns made an enormous combat contribution in the hands of both Entente and Central Powers forces, not only during the trench warfare of 1914–17 but also in the more mobile climactic battles of 1918. While light machine guns and 'automatic rifles' were widely issued to infantry at platoon level, this book focuses on the rapidly evolving...