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The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun, developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century.
Developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man, hand-held machine gun', the prototypes never saw service in Europe, but once the M1921 Thompson formally entered production it was used by the criminals working in Chicago and New York during the 1920s. With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun.
It quickly came to be used in Hollywood films. Yet, once the US entered World War II, the Thompson submachine gun began a second career as part of the US Army. It also became the weapon of choice for the small band of British commandos as they conducted a number of daring raids against the heart of occupied Europe.
Covering these various usages, this is a fascinating and insightful development history of an iconic weapon that virtually spanned the 20th century from the close of World War I to the Yugoslav War.
The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun, developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century.
Developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man, hand-held machine gun', the prototypes never saw service in Europe, but once the M1921 Thompson formally entered production it was used by the criminals working in Chicago and New York during the 1920s. With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun.
It quickly came to be used in Hollywood films. Yet, once the US entered World War II, the Thompson submachine gun began a second career as part of the US Army. It also became the weapon of choice for the small band of British commandos as they conducted a number of daring raids against the heart of occupied Europe.
Covering these various usages, this is a fascinating and insightful development history of an iconic weapon that virtually spanned the 20th century from the close of World War I to the Yugoslav War.
Martin Pegler has a BA Hons in Medieval and Modern History and an MA in Museum Studies, both from University College, London, and was for many years the Senior Curator of Firearms at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre ([...] where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums.
He is the author of a number of books including The Military Sniper since 1914 (Osprey, 2001), Firearms in the American West 1700-1900 (The Crowood Press, 2002), and the highly acclaimed Out of Nowhere: A History of the Military Sniper (Osprey, 2004). In the 1980s he had the privilege of interviewing many World War I veterans about their wartime experiences, and the recordings are now part of the sound archives of the Imperial War Museum, London.
Introduction
Development
Use
Impact
Conclusion
| Erscheinungsjahr: | 2010 |
|---|---|
| Fachbereich: | Öffentliche Verwaltung |
| Genre: | Importe, Soziologie |
| Rubrik: | Wissenschaften |
| Medium: | Taschenbuch |
| Reihe: | Weapon |
| Inhalt: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| ISBN-13: | 9781849081498 |
| ISBN-10: | 1849081492 |
| Sprache: | Englisch |
| Einband: | Kartoniert / Broschiert |
| Autor: | Pegler, Martin |
| Illustrator: | Dennis, Peter |
| Hersteller: |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Weapon |
| Verantwortliche Person für die EU: | Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de |
| Maße: | 246 x 183 x 10 mm |
| Von/Mit: | Martin Pegler |
| Erscheinungsdatum: | 10.09.2010 |
| Gewicht: | 0,256 kg |
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