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Armor Plate Press weapons books illustrate the important small arms of the 20th Century with a wealth of rare photographs showing the weapons in action. From the American Firepower series to German Machine Guns 1914–1945, these photo studies provide a unique visual reference for gun collectors, re-enactors and fine scale modelers.

Grounded Eagles

The Yanks are Coming!

When the U.S. entered WWI in the latter part of 1917, the American Expeditionary Force went to war without enough rifles and no indigenous machine guns. By late 1918 however, the American forces were well equipped with a broad range of weapons, including the advanced .45 cal M1911 pistol, the Browning Automatic Rifle, and the .30 cal M1917 machine gun. This photo study shows the full range of American weapons of WWI, plus French, British and Italian small arms in U.S. hands, as well as American use of French and British tanks.

Price is $36 for USA orders and $44 for International orders
(postage is included in the price)

German MGs

German Machine Guns 1914–1945
A Study in Photographs

From the beginning of the Great War through all the battlefronts of World War II, Germany’s machine guns were among the most feared of all infantry weapons. This unique photo study covers every major German infantry machine gun in action—the MG08, MG08/15, MG13, MG15, MG34, MG42 and a host of captured machine guns impressed into German service. The images come from a wide range of international sources, official and private, with dozens of unpublished images originating from the German troops themselves. This is a unique study in photographs, designed for gun collectors, re-enactors, military historians, and modelers.

Price is $35 for USA orders and $44 for International orders
(postage is included in the price)

US Special Rifles

U.S. Special Rifles (Carbines): The official Army Ordnance document

This book is based on the original US Army Ordnance reports on the development of the M1 Carbine (originally called the “light rifle”). It contains information and images of the multiple competing designs submitted for testing, including the Hyde, the Savage, the H&R (Reising), the Bendix-Hyde, the Woodhull, the Turner, the Auto-Ordnance, the Hyde-Inland, the Springfield-Garand, and the Winchester light rifle designs.
  
An important book for any M1 Carbine collector or U.S. martial arms enthusiast.
85 pages, fully illustrated (including images of the M1 Carbine in action in WWII)

Price is $30 for USA orders and $36 for International orders
(postage is included in the price)

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M1 Carbine

The M1 Carbine

The first volume in the American Firepower series depicts the M1 Carbine in combat in WWII and Korea.

Hard Cover, Size: 11" x 81/2", 96 pages, 100 plus duotone photos.

Price is $36 for USA orders and $44 for International orders
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M1 Garand

The M1 Garand

The second volume in the American Firepower series depicts the M1 Garand in combat in WWII and Korea.

Hard Cover, Size: 11" x 81/2", 96 pages, 100 plus duotone photos.

Price is $36 for USA orders and $44 for International orders
(postage is included in the price)

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