1918 Army Air Service Handbook of Aircraft Armament

Hardcover, 96 pages, published in 1918 and classified as “confidential”, this handbook covers all aspects of weaponry for the American aircraft of World War I, to include machine guns, bombs, ammunition, and small arms. Extensively illustrated with photographs and diagrams, including a long, fold-out illustration of the Lewis machine gun. Excellent condition, and a really fascinating official military text on the earliest days of combat aviation.