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Peter Smithurst: The Gatling Gun [2015] paperback AHIST So often the stories sharedA unique chapter in the history of firearms, the multibarrel, hand cranked Gatling gun was one of the first practical rapid fire weapons ever to be used in battle. It changed warfare by introducing the capability to project deadly, high intensity fire on the battlefield, and portended the devastation that automatic weapons would wreak in World War I. During its 50 year career, it saw widespread service with US, British, and other forces on a host of