ANTHONY G WILLIAMS
publications, presentations and reports to I7 March 2012
MAGAZINE ARTICLES
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The Lahti Pistol (history and detailed description) |
Guns Review |
March 1980 |
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The Heavy Machine Gun (development history in two parts) |
Guns Review |
Sep+Nov 1992 |
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Military Cartridge Relationships (cannon and HMG cartridge families) |
Guns Review |
April 1994 |
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Return of the 25mm Calibre (history of pre-WW2 and current cannon) |
Guns Review |
Dec 1995 |
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The Return of the .400 Rifles (big game hunting cartridges) |
Guns Review |
Jan 1996 |
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The .256 British - A Lost Opportunity (military rifle cartridges) |
Guns Review |
Feb 1996 |
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The Search for High Velocity (five-part history of ammunition developments) |
Guns Review |
May-Sep 1996 |
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Medium Calibre Guns of the Royal Navy in World War 2 |
Warship World |
Winter 1988 |
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The Return of the Big Gun? (trends in warship armament) |
Warship World |
Summer 1989 |
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Interwar British Battleship Design (comparison with designs of other navies) |
Warship World |
Spring 1990 |
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Short Range AA Gun Systems of the Royal Navy |
Warship World |
Autumn 1990 |
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RAF Fighter Guns (two parts) |
Aeroplane Monthly |
Sep+Oct 1992 |
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Heavy Guns of the RAF (two parts) |
Aeroplane Monthly |
Aug+Sep 1993 |
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Cannon or Machine Gun? (USAAF choice in WW2) |
Aeroplane Monthly |
Sep 2004 |
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Rocket Guns and Pom-Poms (40mm guns in British Service) |
Military Illustrated |
May 1996 |
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The Big Rifle (the history of anti-tank guns) |
Military Illustrated |
November 1996 |
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Will the Fighter Gun Survive? |
Air International |
Oct 2004 |
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Small Arms and the Soldier (survey of rifle/MG ammunition) |
Jane's Defence Weekly |
5 Oct 2005 |
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Special Report: PDWs (survey of current field) |
Jane's Defence Weekly |
15 Feb 2006 |
| Time to Bite the Bullet over Under-Fire Ammo (with N. Drummond) Time marches on: what next for infantry rifles? |
Jane's Defence Weekly Jane's Defence Weekly |
10 Nov 2009 4 Jan 2012 |
| The Great Calibre Conspiracy | Jane's International Defence Review | Sept 2009 |
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Product Survey: less lethal guns and ammunition |
Jane's Police Product Review |
Oct/Nov 2007 |
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The Heavy Machine Gun Cartridge (four-part development history) |
Small Arms Review |
June 2007-Feb 2008 |
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The First Assault Rifle Cartridge? (development history) Schwarzlose Aircraft Gun British 37mm Baton Rounds Cartridges for Long-Range Sniping Rifles 40mm Grenade Launchers Fight Back Historic Machine Gun Cartridges The Lewis Gun in British Air Service |
Small Arms Review Small Arms Review Small Arms Review Small Arms Review Small Arms Review Small Arms Review Small Arms Review |
Dec 2007 August 2008 August 2008 October 2008 December 2008 February 2009 May 2009 |
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Personal Defense Weapons and their Ammunition The Search for the Optimum Military Rifle & Machine Gun Cartridge |
Small Arms Review Small Arms Review |
February 2010 April 2010 |
| Brügger & Thomet MP9 in 6.5x25 CBJ The Other .5 inch Guns | Small Arms Review Small Arms Review |
December 2010 January 2012
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| Personal Defense Weapons and their Ammunition | Small Arms Defense Journal | Spring 2009 |
| 40mm Grenade Launchers Fight Back | Small Arms Defense Journal | Spring 2009 |
| Brügger & Thomet MP9 in 6.5x25 CBJ | Small Arms Defense Journal | Fall 2010 |
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The Next NATO Rifle and Machine Gun Cartridge? |
Small Arms Defense Journal Small Arms Defense Journal | Spring 2011 Winter 2011 |
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Biting the Bullet: the Caliber Controversy Personal Defense Weapons: a Developing Field |
Tactical Operator (Shooting Times publication) |
Jan 2011 Nov 2011 |
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Tomorrow's Soldier: the future of war (infantry technology developments) |
Focus (BSFA) |
Autumn 2007 |
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The WFLIP Dilemma (the choice for rearming Warrior MICV) |
Defence Management Journal |
Feb 2008 |
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The Bullet in the Gun (overview of small arms ammunition developments) Coming out of their Shell (current developments in grenade ammunition) Maximum Impact (less-lethal 40mm grenade ammunition) |
Defence Management Journal Defence Management Journal Defence Management Journal |
Feb 2008 May 2008 August 2008 |
BOOKS PUBLISHED/CONTRIBUTED TO
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Rapid Fire: the Development of Automatic Cannon, Heavy Machine Guns and their Ammunition for Armies, Navies and Air Forces |
Airlife (hardback) Airlife (softback) |
2000 2003 |
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Flying Guns: Development of Aircraft Guns, Ammunition and Installations (three volumes: WW1; WW2; The Modern Era - with Emmanuel Gustin) |
Airlife/The Crowood Press WW2 volume reprinted |
2003-2004 2008 |
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Assault Rifle: the Development of the Modern Military Rifle and its Ammunition (with Maxim Popenker) |
The Crowood Press
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Machine Gun: the Development of the Machine Gun from the Nineteenth The Crowood Press 2008
Century to the Present Day (with Maxim Popenker)
Sub-Machine Gun: the development of sub-machine guns and their
ammunition from World War 1 to the present day (with Maxim Popenker) The Crowood Press 2011
Case Studies in Defence Procurement & Logistics Vol. I (Ed. D. Moore) Cambridge Academic 2011
Case study: Small Arms Design: The .256 British
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
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Some Trends in Small Arms Ammunition |
DCMT Small Arms and Cannon Symposium |
August 2006 |
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Some Trends in Cannon Ammunition Less-Lethal Ammunition Personal Small Arms and Ammunition: Issues & Prospects Developments in Small Arms Ammunition
The Development of RAF Guns and Ammunition |
DCMT Small Arms and Cannon Symposium DCMT Small Arms and Cannon Symposium DCMT Small Arms and Cannon Symposium DCMT Small Arms and Cannon Symposium
RAF Historical Society |
August 2007 August 2008 August 2009 August 2011
October 2008 |
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NDIA Joint Armaments Conference |
May 2010 |
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Defence IQ Infantry Weapons Conference |
September 2010 |
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MAJOR CONSULTANCY WORK
| Jane's Ammunition Handbook: Co-editor since 2005 | Annual |
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Assault Rifle Ammunition Study: an investigation into current service ammunition and potential alternatives |
December 2005 |
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Medium Calibre AFV Cannon and Ammunition Analysis (for BAE Systems) |
December 2007 |
| Biting the Bullet (with Nicholas Drummond) | October 2009 |
| The Case for a New Rifle / MG Cartridge (with Nicholas Drummond) (for Heckler & Koch) Medium Caliber Briefing document/presentation (with Nicholas Drummond) (for Heckler & Koch) | February 2010 March 2012 |