The Sten Gun
Author(s): Leroy Thompson; Mark Stacey (Illustrator); Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)
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.
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- : Bloomsbury USA
- : Bloomsbury USA
- : 0.174179
- : 01 September 2012
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- : books
Special Fields
- : Leroy Thompson; Mark Stacey (Illustrator); Alan Gilliland (Illustrator)
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 623.4424
- : 80