U.S. Infantry Weapons of World War II

by Bruce N. Canfield

The difinitive guide to the weapons carried into combat by U.S. soldiers during WWII. Amazingly comprehensive, it covers rifles, carbines, edged weapons, shotguns, machine guns, mortars, bazookas, grenades, recoilless rifles, submachine guns, automatic rifles, flame throwers and more. Includes special collector's notes for each section.Bruce N. Canfield is the world's foremost author on American military weapons of the 20th century. See his many other excellent books on similar topics.

Genres: World War II

303 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

About the author

Internationally recognized Historian of post-Civil War U.S. military weapons.
Long-time collector of U.S. military weapons.Author of twelve books on U.S. military weaponry.

Field Editor for American Rifleman and Contributor Editor for Man at Arms, two of the most respected arms magazines in the world.
Member of Man at Arms "Panel of Experts" and contributor to American Rifleman's "Dope Bag" column.

Over one hundred articles published in several national magazines including American Rifleman, Man at Arms and The Gun Report.

Contributor to numerous books by other authors.Consultant for the Arts & Entertainment (A&E) Network's highly acclaimed program; Story of the Gun, the History Channel's Tales of the Gun and TNN's Great Guns series.

Former member of the Garand Collectors Association Board of Directors.

Former Technical Advisor to the M1 Carbine Collectors Association.

Reviews

[Checkman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Mr. Canfield is a longtime writer and expert about the history of U.S. military weapons.. He is a prolific author and two of his best books are "U.S. Infantry Weapons Of The First World War" and "U.S. Infantry Weapons Of The Second World War". Both are fantastic reference books. Very easy to read and loaded with hundreds of high quality photographs and diagrams. A high-end book worth every penny and an absolute must for the library of a serious firearms collector and military history buff. However ,because the writing is easy to follow, and not needlessly technical it can be a good book for the general reader with an interest in the weapons used by the United States in the two world wars. I highly recommend both books.

[Robert Buettner · Rating 5 out of 5]

A well put-together resource for the WWII US historian.