A Set of Three Volumes on the ‘MP40’ Sub-Machine gun. BO 385. A Set of Three Volumes on the ‘MP40’ Sub-Machine gun. BO 385. Books

Book No1: ‘The Schmeisser Sub Machine Gun’ from the classic weapon series by Chris Ellis & Peter Chamberlain. Superiority of fire power for the infantryman was pursued with great vigour by the leading military powers in the latter part of the 19th Century and the years leading up to WWI. Efforts were mainly concentrated on the rifle, the personal weapon of rank and file infantry, for set piece battles were still taking place up to the end of the 19th Century. Hardback with cover, 64 illustrated pages. Book No2: ‘Blitzkrieg – The MP40 Maschinenpistole of World War II’ by Frank Lannamico. The Germans fielded their first pistol-caliber fully automatic weapon, the MP18 I machine pistol, in the last months of World War I. The new German weapon and the tactics developed for its use were largely ignored by the victorious allied nations. The Germans however saw great potential in the concept and continued development in the post war era. In the first month of WWII the Germans fielded the revolutionary MP38 weapon. Just over a year later the Germans introduced the MP40 machine pistol. Paperback, 279 illustrated pages. Book No3: The MP40 Submachine gun by Mike Ingram. This book is the first in-depth study of one of the most important weapons of World War II. It is packed with action photographs and specially commissioned illustrations. These appear alongside the weapons design and combat history, as well as detailed specifications and comparison data, so that the reader can set the weapon in its context at a glance. Hardback with cover, 96 illustrated pages. The price includes UK delivery. BO 385.