The Thompson Submachine Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to World War II
by Martin Pegler
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Paperback / softback. New. The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century. It had an unusual beginning, for it was developed during the dying days of World War I as a 'one-man, hand-held machine gun'. With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun.
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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. He now lives in the Somme, France, where he and his wife run a small bed and breakfast, which is situated on top of the old German front line. Martin has established The Somme Historical Centre (www.martinpegler.com), where visitors can see the technology used in the 1914-18 trench warfare. Martin enjoys shooting historic firearms, and has participated in many shooting competitions. He is currently an author and firearms consultant and he also lectures at local Great War museums. In his spare time Martin runs motorcycle tours of the battlefield. 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), and he has also contributed to a number of magazines.
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- Title
- The Thompson Submachine Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to World War II
- Author
- Martin Pegler
- Format/Binding
- Paperback / softback
- Book Condition
- New
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- 3
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 1849081492
- ISBN 13
- 9781849081498
- Publisher
- Osprey Publishing
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York
- This edition first published
- 2010-09-21
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