Böcker av David Westwood

PART OF ONE OF TWO EDITIONS TO TEST YOURSELF AND FRIENDS ON THE BARDS LIFE

Readers will also encounter many instances where decisionmakers chose to issue rifles ill-suited for the task at hand when better options were available. Author David Westwood has handled every weapon he describes, from muskets to breechloaders, from repeaters and bolt-action rifles to semiautomatics and self-loaders.

This work discusses the training, weapons, equipment, combat experiences and medical care of the German infantryman between 1941 and 1943. It includes photographs taken by German soldiers during the invasion of Russia and covers the infantryman's daily life and duties as well as combat action.

The German infantryman played a crucial role in the events that led to the outbreak of war, and the burden lay on his shoulders during the opening moves of the conflict. This text examines his recruitment, training, weapons and equipment in these years building up to Blitzkrieg.