Of all infantry weapons conceived during the 20th century, few were as important as the submachine gun, a weapon designed specifically for close-quarter combat. This illustrated history examines what was arguably the best such weapon during World War II: the German MP-40. Heavily illustrated with archival photography, cutaway drawings, and twelve color artworks, this account follows the MP-40 from its genesis in preliminary World War I designs through its use by the German forces on all fronts and its postwar service with other nations. Comprehensive appendices include full specifications and extensive comparisons with Allied contemporaries.
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The MP40 or "ERMA" to the German Soldier,
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This lavishly illustrated book is a definitive work on the MP38/40 covering it's design by Vollmer including the improvements and modifications made during it's lifetime and the variants that saw only limited production. Manufactured in vast numbers by the Erma company it became one of the most desired weapons of the Second World War. One for the Bookshelf.....
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Good history on development of the MP 40 but much less detail than I would have expected. Lots of illlustrations but many of other weapons. The detail drawing is a MP 38 not the MP 40. There must be a better source for the person who wants to understand this SMG part by part, assembly, funtioning, varients, etc.
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At this time the major arms manufacturers, such as Colt, Steyr and FN, were all racing to develop a pistol that did not need cocking every time it was fired. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
breech cylinder, blowback operation, magazine housing, cocking handle, barrel nut, machine pistol, trigger housing, breech block, magazine capacity, cyclic rate, drum magazine, box magazine, firing pin, barrel length, muzzle velocity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
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At this time the major arms manufacturers, such as Colt, Steyr and FN, were all racing to develop a pistol that did not need cocking every time it was fired. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
breech cylinder, blowback operation, magazine housing, cocking handle, barrel nut, machine pistol, trigger housing, breech block, magazine capacity, cyclic rate, drum magazine, box magazine, firing pin, barrel length, muzzle velocity Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
World War, Eastern Front, Villar Perosa, Treaty of Versailles, Rifle Testing Commission, Soviet Union, Hesitation Lock New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Index | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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