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United States Infantry weapons of the Second World War : rare photographs from wartime archives / Michael Green.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Green, Michael, author.
- Series:
- Images of war.
- Images of War
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Infantry--Equipment--History--20th century.
- Infantry.
- Military weapons--History--20th century.
- Military weapons.
- World War, 1939-1945--Equipment and supplies.
- World War, 1939-1945.
- United States. Army--Firearms--History--20th century--Pictorial works.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (207 pages) : illustrations, photographs.
- Place of Publication:
- South Yorkshire, [England] : Pen & Sword Military, 2015.
- Summary:
- "The book looks at everything from pistols to flame throwers and from rifles to anti-tank guns... the package offers a lot of bang for your buck." -War History Online During the arduous campaigns in theatres of war from the Pacific to North West Europe, American infantry weapons played a key role in the eventual victory over the Axis forces. In so doing they earned a special reputation for ruggedness and reliability. In addition to being used by US ground forces they were widely adopted by other Allied nations. Expert author Michael Green puts the full range of small arms, be they rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, pistols, machine guns as well as mortars, anti-tank weapons and close infantry support artillery under the microscope. Many names such as the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the incomparable semi-automatic Garand will be well known whereas others (the Johnson Rifle and Reising SMG) are not. The typically informative text completes the wide range of photographic images. "Standard US infantry weapons are depicted in the hands of the troops who used them operationally. This book is especially valuable to a wide readership-military historians, collectors, re-enactors, museum curators and authors. It would also provide inspiration for military modellers searching for realistic depictions of various figures." - Classic Arms and Militaria
- Notes:
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed February 19, 2016).
- ISBN:
- 9781473858060
- 1473858062
- 9781473858077
- 1473858070
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