{"product_id":"the-m3-grease-gun-leroy-thompson-9781472811073","title":"The M3 Grease Gun","description":"\u003cp\u003eInfluenced by the German MP 40 and the British Sten, the .45-caliber M3 \"Grease Gun\" served as the primary U.S. submachine gun for almost a half century. Designed to replace the expensive Thompson SMG, the M3 was issued to airborne troops thanks to its compact design with sliding wire stock, also being favored by armored crews right up to 1991's Operation \u003ci\u003eDesert Storm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn Korea and Vietnam, reconnaissance troops and special-operations forces were at times armed with the M3A1--also available in a suppressed version--and it was the first SMG issued to the US counter-terrorist unit Delta Force. Featuring full-color artwork, firsthand accounts, and archive and close-up photographs, this is the engaging story of the M3 submachine gun.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leroy Thompson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472811070\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472811073\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Osprey Publishing (UK)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/24\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 7.20w x 0.20d","brand":"Leroy Thompson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43935481790719,"sku":"9781472811073","price":23.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_c3bfe3df-c986-4f57-a148-16299df24f3f.jpg?v=1681420058","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-m3-grease-gun-leroy-thompson-9781472811073","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}