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.

The American Firepower Series:
The Thompson Submachine Gun
by Tom Laemlein

The Thompson Submachine Gun was one of the dominant weapons of WWII, and one of the most famous firearms of all time. Its .45 caliber rounds blasted the Japanese in the thick jungle underbrush, and hammered at the Germans from North Africa to the heart of the Reich. In this much-requested photo study, more than 200 classic images (many never before seen) tell the combat story of the Thompson Gun, from its initial use in Nicaragua and China before WWII, throughout the many campaigns of the Second World War and into the Korean War.

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The American Firepower Series:
The Browning Automatic Rifle
by Tom Laemlein

The BAR has been described as too heavy to be an automatic rifle and too light to be a true light machine gun. But these comments come from those who don’t know the combat effectiveness of this fine weapon. Developed in time to see limited action in WWI, the BAR served American forces until the late 1950s. The images in this long-awaited photo study support the GI’s love for the BAR. Offering more than 200 images, many never before seen, this book shows the BAR in combat everywhere it served from WWI through WWII and into the Korean War.

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The Yanks are Coming!
by Tom Laemlein

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.

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German Machine Guns 1914–1945
A Study in Photographs
by Tom Laemlein

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.

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

by Tom Laemlein

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)

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The M1 Carbine
by Tom Laemlein

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.

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The M1 Garand
by Tom Laemlein

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.

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