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Weapons of Valor: The Most Influential Guns of World War II

World War II was fought on land, sea, and air, but it was the small arms carried by millions of soldiers that shaped the ...
The National Interest

Submachine Gun

Here’s What You Need to Know: This German gun had a number of disadvantages on the Eastern Front of World War II. The iconic MP 40 was a German submachine... Here’s What You Need to Know: It was an ...
Task & Purpose

The history of Thompson “Tommy” guns at war

Tom Hanks famously depicted Captain John Miller in “Saving Private Ryan” toting his trusty Thompson submachine gun — “Tommy gun” — from the beaches of Normandy far into the interior of France in 1944.