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The Sterling Submachine Gun (Paperback): Matthew Moss

The Sterling Submachine Gun (Paperback)

Matthew Moss; Illustrated by Adam Hook, Alan Gilliland

Series: Weapon, 65

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Designed by a motorcycle racer turned small-arms engineer, George Patchett, the submachine gun that eventually became known as the Sterling was developed during World War II. Some suggest it first saw action during Operation Infatuate with No. 4 Commando, before becoming fully adopted by the British Army in 1953 as the Sterling Machine Carbine (L2A1).

It was centre stage for many of Britain's post-colonial conflicts from Malaya to Kenya and from Yemen to Northern Ireland. The silenced L34A1 Sterling-Patchett entered service in 1966 and first saw action deep in the jungles of Vietnam in the hands of the elite special forces of Australia, New Zealand and the United States during prisoner snatches and reconnaissance patrols.

Employing first-hand accounts and painstaking technical analysis, this engaging account features carefully selected archive photography and specially commissioned colour artwork depicting the submachine gun that armed British and other forces for nearly 60 years.

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Imprint: Osprey Publishing
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Series: Weapon, 65
Release date: November 2018
Authors: Matthew Moss
Illustrators: Adam Hook (Illustrator) • Alan Gilliland (B.E.V. illustrator)
Dimensions: 248 x 184 x 7mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback
Pages: 80
ISBN-13: 978-1-4728-2808-8
Categories: Books > Arts & Architecture > Antiques & collectables > Militaria, arms & armour
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > Weapons & equipment > General
Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Military engineering > Ordnance, weapons technology
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Military history
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LSN: 1-4728-2808-9
Barcode: 9781472828088

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