The Sten Gun (Weapon)
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| Rating | : | 4.92 (846 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1849087598 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 80 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-06-06 |
| Language | : | English |
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Five Stars Excellent. Jack Badelaire said A great review of one of WW"A great review of one of WW2's most interesting weapons" according to Jack Badelaire. I'm a student of WW2 weapons and weapon technology, and the design and creation of the Sten is one of the more fascinating stories. Leroy Thompson, who is an excellent writer and researcher I've been reading since the 90's, does a great job of following this story. The Sten is an ugly, crude weapon, but it is simple, effective, cheap, and it was manufactured in the millions. I think the rep. 's most interesting weapons. I'm a student of WW"A great review of one of WW2's most interesting weapons" according to Jack Badelaire. I'm a student of WW2 weapons and weapon technology, and the design and creation of the Sten is one of the more fascinating stories. Leroy Thompson, who is an excellent writer and researcher I've been reading since the 90's, does a great job of following this story. The Sten is an ugly, crude weapon, but it is simple, effective, cheap, and it was manufactured in the millions. I think the rep. weapons and weapon technology, and the design and creation of the Sten is one of the more fascinating stories. Leroy Thompson, who is an excellent writer and researcher I've been reading since the 90's, does a great job of following this story. The Sten is an ugly, crude weapon, but it is simple, effective, cheap, and it was manufactured in the millions. I think the rep. GFR said Guns are simple. Something that is usually left out of the contemporary gun control debate is the observation that guns are simple devices.After the evacuation of Dunkirk the British were desperate for small arms to equip the Home Guard. A number of stop-gap measures were used such as the program whereby civilian owned weapons in the United States were donated to the British armed forces. However perhaps th
Using stamped-metal parts that required minimal welding, the Sten's design was so simple that Resistance fighters were able to produce them in bicycle shops.The Sten influenced the development of other inexpensive, easy-to-produce submachine guns, such as the Australian Austen and the US M3 'Grease Gun', while copies of the Sten were produced in Argentina, France, Norway, Denmark, Poland, and even Nazi Germany. 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. The Sten submachine gun - officially the 'Carbine, Machine, Sten' - was developed to fulfil the pressi
Quickly designed, the Sten proved cheap to make, easy to maintain and simple to master. “In the dark days after Dunkirk, Britain required a compact weapon with substantial firepower. In short, it proved an outstanding weapon for worldwide total war -- and beyond.Leroy Thompson's The Sten Gun recaps the whole terrific tale in just 80 pages. And dozens of photos with selective bibliography and index complete coverage.” David L. Sidebars and extended captions cover competitive designs and operators. Over four million were made, cobbled or copied. Veres, cybermo
. Leroy Thompson trained and advised military and police special operations units around the world, focusing especially on the tactical use of firearms. He has also had various firearms books published including Great Combat Handguns, and appeared as a weapons expert on documentaries for Discovery, National Geographic and the BBC. He has