The M1 Garand

Informationen zum Autor Leroy Thompson has trained military and police special-operations units around the world, focusing especially on the tactical use of firearms. He is the author of more than 50 books, including The Colt 1911 Pistol and The Browning High-Power Pistol for Osprey. Peter Dennis was inspired by contemporary magazines such as Look and Learn, leading him to study Illustration at Liverpool Art College. Peter has since contributed to hundreds of books, predominantly on historical subjects, including many Osprey titles. A keen wargamer and modelmaker, he is based in Nottinghamshire, UK. Alan Gilliland, a contributor to more than 70 Osprey titles, notably in the Weapon series, writes, illustrates and publishes fiction (www.ravensquill.com), as well as illustrating for a variety of publishers (alangillilandillustration.blogspot.com). Klappentext The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S. Patton called the Garand, "The greatest battle implement ever devised." At a time when opposing forces were armed with bolt-action rifles, US troops had a highly reliable self-loader. The eight-round clips which were used to load the M1 Garand were, however, viewed with mixed emotions by the troops on the ground. Some Army and Marine Corps troops allegedly felt that the distinctive "twang" as the Garand's clip was ejected when empty alerted the enemy that the soldiers were reloading and resulted in an attack. But the Garand became the defining mankiller of the war, despite its weight and magazine problems, and many US combat veterans consider it one of the key reasons they survived the war.A history of the principal US infantry weapon of World War II. Zusammenfassung The M1 Garand gave the US infantryman a marked edge during World War II. It shot faster and further than enemy infantry rifles and hit harder. No less an authority on killing the enemy than General George S Patton called the Garand, The greatest battle implement ever devised. This book deals with this rifle. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction /Development /Use /Impact /Further Reading...

Product details

• Authors: Leroy Thompson, Leroy (Author) Thompson, Thompson Leroy
• Assisted by: Peter Dennis (Illustration), Alan Gilliland (Illustration), Gilliland Alan (Illustration)
• Publisher: Osprey Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.05.2012
• EAN: 9781849086219
• ISBN: 978-1-84908-621-9
• No. of pages: 80
• Dimensions: 184 mm x 246 mm x 8 mm
• Series: Weapon; Weapon (Osprey); Weapon; Weapon (Osprey)
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; History, HISTORY / Military / World War II, ANTIQUES & COLLECTIBLES / Firearms & Weapons, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Second World War, United States of America, USA, c 1938 to c 1946 (World War Two period), History of the Americas, Modern warfare, c 1940 to c 1949, Weapons & equipment, Ordnance, weapons technology, Militaria, arms & armour