The Flamethrower
Description
The portable flamethrower literally placed the power of fire in human hands.
Capable of inflicting horrific injuries – or of using up the oxygen supply inside a building, causing the occupants to suffocate – it projected a stream of flammable liquid, which could be 'bounced' off the interior surfaces of tunnels, buildings and other defended structures to reach deep inside a fortification.
From its combat debut with German troops in World War I to its deployment in Vietnam, Chechnya and elsewhere, the flamethrower has proven to be devastatingly effective, not least because of its huge psychological impact on enemy troops. Yet despite this, the weapon and its operators have always been vulnerable, suffering from a very particular set of limitations, all of which are explored here.
Featuring expert analysis, first-hand accounts and a startling array of illustrations and photographs, this is the definitive guide to an extraordinary chapter in the history of military technology.
Table of Contents
Development: Controlling the flames
Use: Unleashing hell
Impact: A new world order
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index
Product details
| Published | 20 Aug 2015 |
|---|---|
| Format | Ebook (Epub & Mobi) |
| Edition | 1st |
| Extent | 80 |
| ISBN | 9781472809049 |
| Imprint | Osprey Publishing |
| Illustrations | 50 b/w; 14 col |
| Series | Weapon |
| Short code | WPN 41 |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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