American Infantry Weapons of the Second World War

Images of War

by Michael Green

During the arduous campaigns in theaters of war from the Pacific to North West Europe, American infantry weapons played a key role in the eventual victory over the Axis forces. In so doing they earned a special reputation for ruggedness and reliability. In addition to being used by US ground forces they were widely adopted by other Allied nations.Expert author Michael Green puts the full range of small arms, be they rifles, submachine guns, shotguns, pistols, machine guns as well as mortars, anti-tank weapons and close infantry support artillery under the microscope.Many names such as the Browning Automatic Rifle (BAR) and the incomparable semiautomatic Garand will be well known whereas others (the Johnson Rifle and Reising SMG) are not. The typically informative text completes the wide range of photographic images.REVIEWS The book looks at everything from pistols to flame throwers and from rifles to anti-tank guns. There is an additional section at the end looking at the bigger kit rounded up in the infantry support weapon category and all in all the package offers a lot of bang for your buck. I think you knew I might say that! This is another well-executed history from a consistently trustworthy author. I have no hesitation in pressing the like button with this one.War History Online"

Genres: World War II

200 pages, Paperback

Published February 19, 2016

About the author

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Michael[4^]Green
Co-Author with Gladys Green

Michael Green is an American historian of armoured vehicles of the Second World War. He has written extensively on American tanks. He has written over a hundred books on various subjects with a specialisation in tanks.

Reviews

[Jim]

A good overview of US Infantry weapons used in the war. The photo sections of the book contain crisp, high-quality images paired with detailed captions that unpack the nuts and bolts of each weapon. Highly recommended reading.

[George Polansky]

A good read on the infantry weapons use by the U>S> Infantry in wwii.

[David]

Pretty cool read for a lifelong WWII reader, documentary and movie watcher, and (I guess) Call of Duty player.