The Thompson Submachine Gun
From Prohibition Chicago to World War II
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.' The war ended before these first prototypes could be shipped to Europe but once the M1921 Thompson formally entered production it was used by the criminals working in Chicago and New York during the 1920s. With the police increasingly outgunned they too were forced to equip themselves with the Tommy gun. It quickly came to be used in Hollywood films, and by the end of the 1930s it would have probably faded from view had…
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Weitere Autoren: Dennis, Peter (Illustr.)
- ISBN: 978-1-84908-150-4
- EAN: 9781849081504
- Produktnummer: 13894262
- Verlag: Bloomsbury UK
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
- Seitenangabe: 80 S.
- Plattform: PDF
- Masse: 3'737 KB
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