Machine-Gunner

by Roger Ford

The story of the machine gun, past, present and future, told with the aid of firsthand accounts by machine gunners themselves. This book describes the weapons, recounts some of the exploits of the machine gun, and illustrates its tactical importance.

320 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 1997

About the author

Roger Ford, with a background in computing and information technology dating from the mid-1960s, is a relative late-comer to military history. He is the author of dozens of works in the field of military technology and weapons systems, including THE GRIM REAPER, a highly acclaimed account of the development and employment of the machine gun. He lives in rural southern France.