Leroy Thompson has trained and advised military and police special-operations units around the world, focusing on the tactical use of firearms. He has appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, and the BBC.Adam Hook has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, Roman battle tactics, and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland illustrates for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

A good review of these almost-universal battlefield weapon

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

Leroy Thompson has trained and advised military and police special-operations units around the world, focusing on the tactical use of firearms. He has appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, and the BBC.Adam Hook has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, Roman battle tactics, and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland illustrates for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

A good review of these almost-universal battlefield weapon

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex

Leroy Thompson has trained and advised military and police special-operations units around the world, focusing on the tactical use of firearms. He has appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic, and the BBC.Adam Hook has illustrated Osprey titles on subjects as diverse as the Aztecs, Roman battle tactics, and the modern Chinese Army.Alan Gilliland illustrates for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com).

A good review of these almost-universal battlefield weapon

• IntroductionDevelopmentUseImpactConclusionBibliographyIndex