American Thunder II
The Thompson Military Submachine Guns
by Frank Iannamico
The updated second printing of the in-depth look at the famous wartime
Thompson Submachine Gun as used by the United States and her allies during WWII.
There have been many books written about the original Colt Thompsons, but never
before has such an in depth volume been published on the wartime Thompsons.
Some of the topics covered in this book;
1. Detailed descriptions of the 1928, 1928A1, M1 and M1A1
models
2. The early history of the Auto-Ordnance Corporation.
3. The men responsible for the design and creation of the Thompson
4. Early development and the pre WWII Colt Thompsons.
5. The Savage Arms Co. Thompsons.
6. The Auto-Ordnance, Bridgeport Thompsons.
7. Savage "Commercial" and British contract guns.
8. WWII production dates and figures.
9. The British and French contracts with Auto-Ordnance.
10. The U.S. Lend-Lease Thompsons.
11. The U.S. Ordnance Department involvement.
12. The U.S. Government contracts and numbers.
13. U.S. markings and variations
14. Foreign contract markings and variations.
15. Complete details on contractors and subcontractors.
16. Drum and magazine contractors.
17. Drum and magazine contracts and production figures.
18. Parts manufacture and original cost.
19. Accessories and accouterments
20. Manuals
8½ by 11 inches, with more than 530 pages
and
over 650 photographs and charts, and a full color cover!
Only $29.95
+ $6.95s&h
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