Military Small Arms of the 20th Century

by Ian & Weeks Hogg

A comprehensive illustrated encyclopedia of the world's small-calibre firearms, 1900-1977

Genres: History, Military Fiction, Military History, Reference, Academic

284 pages, Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1973

Reviews

[James · Rating 5 out of 5]

A comprehensive and well-organized book - very handy reference for military folks and interested civilians, as well as people like writers who want to check details.

[Mihajlo Cvetkovic · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good encyclopedia for people that want to enter the world of firearms, or to expand their already existing knowledge.
It's well written and it's contents are well explained.
Unfortunately, by now it is entirely archaic, as the majority of the world had moved on from the weaponry found in this book. Still, this is a really good choice for understanding the most imortant period for the development of small arms, which is the late nineteenth and the entirety of the twentieth century.

[Checkman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've always enjoyed Mr. Hogg's books. His writing is informative and I find myself refering back to his books time and time again. Though I have a few small quibbles with this edition, some models are left out , for the most part I found it to be a comprehensive and a beautifully illustrated reference book. What I especially like about Ian Hogg is that he's actually rather witty. Hardly what one would expect from a technical reference work, such as this. Sadly this is the last edition of the series. Mr. Hogg passed away several years ago.

[Matthew Moss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Brilliant reference book, if a little dated now.

[Matthew Moss · Rating 5 out of 5]

Absolutely brilliant reference book!