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Title: The M1 Carbine
Condition: New
Author: Leroy Thompson
Illustrator: Alan Gilliland, Peter Dennis
Contributor: Alan Gilliland (Illustrated by), Peter Dennis (Illustrated by)
Format: Paperback
Type: Paperback
ISBN-10: 1849086192
EAN: 9781849086196
ISBN: 9781849086196
Publisher: Osprey Publishing
Genre: History
Topic: Military History, Law & Politics
Release Date: 20/11/2011
Description: In 1938 the US Chief of Infantry requested that the Ordnance Department develop a carbine to be used by service and support troops, artillerymen, machine-gun crews, tankers, mortar crews and other troops not needing the power of the M1 Garand rifle. The development of this new weapon was given an added impetus by Germany's successful use of airborne and glider troops early on in World War II. This caused a fear amongst US officers that troops normally considered 'behind the lines' personnel might have to fight elite German troops and would therefore require a more effective weapon than their standard pistols. The resulting M1 Carbine was a not a shortened version of the standard service rifle but instead a brand-new design chambering a new cartridge. Eventually numerous manufacturers would combine to produce over six million M1 Carbines before the end of the war. This book charts the complete story of the weapon, from its design, to its operational history and its impact upon warfare.
Language: English
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Item Height: 248mm
Item Length: 184mm
Item Width: 7mm
Item Weight: 263g
Book Series: Weapon
Release Year: 2011

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