The Armourer Magazine September 2022 Vorige editie

IN THIS ISSUE

The Occupation of Paris. Rather than turn the city into a ruined battleground, the French authorities declared it an open city, allowing the Wehrmacht to walk in and take control. This is the story of those four, long years.
Raid on Taranto – Torpedo bombers launched from an aircraft carrier, catching a fleet unawares in a badly defended home port, with devastating results. No, not Pearl Harbor, but the earlier British attack on the Italian fleet.
Lewis Gun of WWII – How the WWI stalwart was hastily brought back into service in the dark days of WWII.
Warsaw Pact: Czechoslovakia - Our series on the accoutrements of the Cold War reaches one of the smaller countries behind the Iron Curtain.
Grierson's Mississippi Raid – An audacious cavalry raid deep into Confederate territory reaped unexpected results in the American Civil War.
General Service Medal 2008 – A new medal for recent campaigns of the British Army.
Battle of Pakchon – The Korean War was going the way of the countries fighting for the South until the Chinese intervened. This was a pivotal battle.
American combat helmets – The personal protection of the Army from the end of WWII, through to modern times.
The story of a VAD nurse – Our collector discovers the wartime story of a nurse after buying an interesting photo album.
MBG: The Lewis Gun of WWI – The classic machinegun with the rotary ammunition holder is examined in detail.
Collecting the Occupation – The French Resistance fought back against the German occupation and here’s what you can collect.
Tanks of WWI – First of two articles looking at the genesis of the machine that changed the face of warfare on the Western Front.
The Photo Inspector - The uniform and insignia of three members of the Northumberland Brigade Company, Army Service Corps (Territorial Force).