Mr. Gatling's Terrible Marvel
The Gun That Changed Everything and the Misunderstood Genius Who Invented It
Keller, Julia
Dietz, Norman (NRT)
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BOOK SYNOPSIS
Soon after its debut at the time of the Civil War, the Gatling gun, invented by Richard Gatling, changed the nature of warfare and the course of world history. Discharging 200 shots per minute with alarming accuracy, the world's first machine gun became vitally important to protecting and expanding America's overseas interests.
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MORE BOOK INFO
ISBN: 1400106443
Dewey Decimal: 623.4/424
Library of Congress: bl2008012202
Book Publisher: Tantor Media Inc
Language: ENG
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