Thompson submachine gun
On the morning of Friday, February 18, 1944, fresh groups of German panzergrenadiers backed by tanks swept south from their defensive positions at Anzio and overran American forward positions at Aprilia, eight miles north of the landing beaches. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
I was born in Los Angeles in 1924 and attended local schools. In high school I enrolled in ROTC and, when I could, I went skiing for fun. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
In April 1942, a group of young Marines, having recently graduated from Officers Candidate School, arrived at New River, North Carolina, a sprawling tent city that stretched over a vast area and would eventually become known as Camp Lejeune. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
In early 1942 things could have hardly looked bleaker for the Allies. In Europe, Hitler’s war machine had steamrolled across the entire continent and was now battling before the gates of Moscow. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
In September 1942, two patrols of armed jeeps and trucks of the Long Range Desert Group (LRDG) raided the German airfield at Barce. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
In 1917, when America entered the First World War, the United States Army tasked Brigadier General John T. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
They came out of the sea, out of the darkness, and they brought death, terror, and destruction with them. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
He killed 40 Germans in less than an hour. The next day, he earned the Medal of Honor for killing more. Read more
Thompson submachine gun
In 1939 Time magazine called the Thompson submachine gun “the deadliest weapon, pound for pound, ever devised by man….” Read more
