Enfield in the Great War

by Stephen Wynn

The Royal Small Arms Factory in Enfield was famous for producing the Lee Enfield .303 Rifle, the standard issued rifle provided to all infantry soldiers in the British Army during the course of the First World War. Indeed, the factory was so prestigious that King George V visited it in April 1915, and by the end of the war it had produced more than 2 million rifles, with some 6000 per week being produced at its peak. All of this achieved by a workforce...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1473850754
• ISBN13: 9781473850750
• Release Date: October 2019
• Publisher: Pen & Sword Military
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.1" x 9.2"