The Sten Gun - Couverture souple

Thompson, Leroy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1849087598 ISBN 13 : 9781849087599

Editeur : Osprey Publishing, 2012

Synopsis

The Sten submachine gun - officially the 'Carbine, Machine, Sten' - was developed to fulfill the pressing British need for large quantities of cheaply produced weapons after Dunkirk, when German invasion was a very real possibility.

Over four million were built during World War II, and the Sten was widely used by airborne troops, tankers, and others who needed a compact weapon with substantial firepower. It proved especially popular with Resistance fighters as it was easy to conceal, deadly at close range, and could fire captured German ammunition - with a design so simple that Resistance fighters were able to produce them in bicycle shops.

Featuring vivid first-hand accounts, specially commissioned full-colour artwork and close-up photographs, this is the fascinating story of the mass-produced submachine gun that provided Allied soldiers and Resistance fighters with devastating close-range firepower.

A propos du livre

À propos des auteurs

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.

Mark Stacey was born in Manchester, UK, in 1964 and has been a freelance illustrator since 1987. He has a lifelong interest in all periods of history, particularly military history, and has specialized in this area throughout his career. He now lives and works in Cornwall.

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).

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Osprey Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1849087598
• ISBN 13: 9781849087599
• Reliure: Broché
• Illustrateur: Stacey Mark, Gilliland Alan
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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