Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan [Hardcover]

Joseph Berk (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0873646444 | ISBN-13: 978-0873646444 | Publication Date: November 1991

Here is the first complete 130-year history of what is a truly remarkable and timeless weapon. Author Joseph Berk traces the glorious career of this multibarreled, high-rate-of-fire gun from its inception during the Civil War to its current role as a state-of-the-art modern combat system of the U.S. military.

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About the Author

Joseph Berk is a motorcycle enthusiast who has owned and ridden Harley-Davidsons for many years. An engineer with roughly 25 years in the defense industry, he also enjoys photography and writing and has published short stories in EasyRider and Iron Horse magazines.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 136 pages
• Publisher: Paladin Press (November 1991)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0873646444
• ISBN-13: 978-0873646444
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 8.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,704,591 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars How it works, how it was invented, how it evolved., May 1, 2000

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Emanuele - See all my reviews

This review is from: Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan (Hardcover)

A fairly concise yet complete review of the many variants of the famous Gatling gun. Here are traced its roots from the invention of Richard Gatling, its priciples of working, its evolution into the 20mm Vulcan and all the subsequent evolution thereon. Also included are a description of the 30mm GAU-8A Avenger cannon, mounted on the Thunderbolt tank-buster aircraft, the Phalanx Close-in Weapon System for ship protection, Vulcan Air defense System, pod mounted Gatling guns and a history of the development of the Gunship Aircraft. Probably the only book in commerce to treat every facet of these related but very specialistic topic. Very worth the price if you are curious about this fearsome weapon system.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Good, but has a few flaws., August 30, 2003

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Philip Norsworthy (Topeka, Ks United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan (Hardcover)

While it is a VERY informative read, not worth [money] though, it suffers from a flew flaws.

1. Lack of pictures. There are several, but there really should have been more.
2. No index.
3. There is prety much NO info on the M134, which is what I was looking forward too. Although the guns that are described are much more powerful, there should have been some information on this.

Try to find a used copy, because it isn't worth the normal price.

5.0 out of 5 stars Gatling Gun, January 24, 2012

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Brent Clay Foster - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Gatling Gun: 19th Century Machine Gun To 21st Century Vulcan (Hardcover)

This is a good book to read and learn about the basics of the gun. Not an in depth study of the guns.