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The M1 Carbine (Paperback)
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The M1 Carbine (Paperback)
Series: Weapon
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Loot Price R419
Discovery Miles 4 190
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The M1 Carbine was produced in more numbers than any other US small
arm in World War II. In 1938 the US Chief of Infantry requested
that the Ordnance Department develop a carbine or light rifle to be
used by service and support troops, artillerymen, machinegun crews,
tankers, mortar crews and other troops not needing the power of the
M1 Garand rifle. The development of this new weapon was given an
added impetus by Germany's successful use of airborne and glider
troops early on in World War II. This caused a fear amongst US
officers that troops normally considered "behind the lines"
personnel might have to fight elite German troops and would
therefore require a more effective weapon than their standard
pistols. The resulting M1 Carbine was a not a shortened version of
the standard service rifle but instead a brand-new design
chambering a new cartridge. This new weapon would see service in
every theater and with all US service arms as well as American and
Allied special units including the OSS, Merrill's Marauders, the
SAS and the SBS. Eventually numerous manufacturers would combine to
produce over six million M1 Carbines before the end of the war.
This new title provides an in-depth analysis on this crucial,
trailblazing weapon.
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