Great Britain - The Tommy Gun Story - Softcover

Davis Jr., Tom

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1502977818 ISBN 13: 9781502977816

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

Synopsis

Thompson submachine gun aficionados and enthusiasts always demand every last bit of information available on this now classic firearm. They will not be disappointed.

Tom Davis, Jr. has researched and documented the British adoption and procurement of the Thompson gun during World War II. When was the first time the Thompson gun was put into active service with the British military? How many guns were involved? When was the first order placed? Who was involved in the decision making process? When were the first guns shipped to Britain? How many - and for what purpose? These questions and many more are answered completely in only the first few pages of this new book now available about the Thompson gun.

This book corrects much of the misinformation that has been published over the years. Have you ever wondered what information the pundits used when discussing the number of Thompson guns lost during U-Boat attacks? Did you feel this topic, at best, was a guessing game? For the first time you will be able to review the documented losses of Thompson guns by ship name, date of attack and number of guns lost.

Are you interested in Colt Thompsons in British service? Or the early Savage Thompson guns? This is your book. Read what the author has termed 'the war of spares’ between the British Ministry of Supply and the U.S. War Department. Review five official parts lists – some published for the first time. Every piece of information is painstakingly documented via over 350 footnotes, most from information obtained directly from the National Archives in Great Britain and the National Archives and Record Administration in the United States.

Learn about the Thompson gun in Great Britain... today! This is a must book for the Thompson enthusiast's library.

About this title

About the Author

Tom has been a Tommy Gun enthusiast since his childhood, watching Robert Stack on The Untouchables and Vic Morrow on Combat! Tom is one of "The Other Authors" in the current Tracie Hill book, The Ultimate Thompson Book, with two credited chapters. He spends his leisure time as a free-lance writer offering new stories about the Thompson gun, many featured in Small Arms Review magazine.

Review

Simply put, the Thompson submachine gun is one of U.S. history's iconic firearms. Most enthusiasts are familiar with the firearm's gangster connections in the Roaring Twenties and as a staple of American GI's during World War II. What is not so well known is the British connection to the Thompson. During the Second World War, Great Britain purchased and used many thousand Tommy Guns, and this tale is beautifully rendered in Tom Davis' "Great Britain - The Tommy Gun Story." This 170 page black and white paperback is full of fascinating facts, compelling stories and terrific period illustrations. For those interested in this important facet of the Thompson's legacy, here's a book for you.

Edition details

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2015
• ISBN 10: 1502977818
• ISBN 13: 9781502977816
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 169