Tag: WWII

Since the campaign in the East, despite great initial successes, did not lead to a rapid defeat of the Red ...

Heidler's latest book (entirely in English) does a splendid job of covering all aspects of the M3 and the later ...

By Robert Bruce, SAR Military Affairs Editor The Aussies have their own way of doing things and Army Private Evelyn ...

By Michael Heidler - On their advance through the conquered territories of the German Reich, the Allies often discovered development ...

By Michael Heidler - When small-scale production of Sholokhov's anti-tank rifle started in Moscow, plans for a more powerful weapon ...

By Vittorio Vaglio - In 1918, it was clear that the Italian Royal Army needed an automatic rifle. Though the ...

By Dean Roxby Into the Archives of Germany’s Intermediate-Caliber Assault Rifle Full title: Sturmgewehr! From Firepower to Striking Power  (Revised ...

By Dean Roxby The Unappreciated SLR The origins of the FN49 rifle go back to 1936, prior to WWII. The ...

Production M3 submachine gun. The Guide Lamp Division of General Motors, the prime contractor, produced 606,694 of the weapons during ...

By Frank Iannamico Despite Its High Cost, Millions Were Made for the U.S. and the Allies in WWII The Thompson ...