Examines guns that belong to the class known as "automatic" & seven classic World War 1 weapons that are illustrated in some 250 colour photographs. It covers machine guns such as: Maxim Maschinegewehr 08; Maxim Maschinegewehr 08/15; Maschinepistole MP18/1; Vickers Mk 1; Lewis Mk 1; Hotchkiss Mle 1914; &, Chauchat Mle 1915.