New Book-Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union
Ian McCollum, the face and brains behind the Forgotten Weapons, has a new book for your consideration. With help from photographer James Rupley, McCollum has released Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union, through Headstamp Publishing. By the way, one of our writers, Vladimir Onokoy, worked as a technical reviewer on this book!
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The name tells you what you’re getting here: A book about firearms and other weapons of the Second World War. Headstamp Publishing promises “historical commentary and meticulous photography to give readers a deeper understanding of the development and fielding of small arms before and during the war.”
It’s the second in this series; the first was Small Arms of WWII: USA, which also had a pretty self-explanatory title.
The Second World War was a fascinating and dynamic time in the history of firearms – a period when revolvers, bolt-action weapons, and First World War-era designs were commonplace, yet the participants were actively working to simplify production while also increasing the firepower available to individual soldiers. We detail these developments in Small Arms of WWII.
Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union covers the following categories of firearms utilized by the various branches of the Soviet military during the Second World War:
Handguns,
Submachine Guns,
Bolt-Action Rifles,
Self-Loading Rifles,
Sniper Rifles, and
Machine Guns,
along with a section of miscellaneous items highlighting anti-tank rifles, the Dyakonov rifle grenade launcher, and the ShKAS aircraft machine gun.
Small Arms of WWII: Soviet Union presents this highly curated collection of firearms in never-before-seen detail
With full-page spread photos, the art looks gorgeous, if one could use such flowery terminology to describe the implements of war.
Professional hoser with fudd-ish leanings.
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Hopefully not just another picture book.
Damn, Germany is the one I'd really like, but I'm guessing we'll get Japan after this.