Sterling Years: Small Arms and the Men by James Edmiston

This is the story of the manufacture, development and usage of one of the most famous submachine Guns ever produced by a British Firm Designed at the end of WW2 it saw limited use on a trial basis, carried by paratroopers during the battle of Arnhem, but since the British Forces had plenty of Sten guns at the time, and tests between the two types of weapon were inconclusive, it was not until 1953, that with a few adjustments, the Weapon was formally adopted by the British Army Whilst not the most accurate of weapons, it was extremely useful in urban warfare and regarded as one of the most reliable submachine Guns throughout the world until it was withdrawn in 1988. A total of over 400,000 were manufactured. Sterling built them for the British armed forces and for overseas sales. The Sterling submachine gun was used as the basis for the weapons used by Stormtroopers in the Star Wars films.

Author: James Edmiston
Publisher: Pen and Sword Military, 2011
ISBN: 9781848844377
Format: Softcover
Number of Pages: 146

Condition: Very good, some minor wear

Inventory Number: 3B