MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns

by Alejandro M. de Quesada and Johnny Shumate

Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most iconic weapons, but it is often forgotten that they continued in use all over the world for many decades after 1945, even being seen during the fighting in Libya in 2011. Widely issued to Fallschirmj?ger (parachute infantry) owing to their portability and folding stocks, the MP 38 and MP 40 became the hallmarks of Germany's infantry section and platoon leaders; by the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1780963882
• ISBN13: 9781780963884
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Osprey Publishing (UK)
• Length: 80 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.2" x 9.7"