MP 38 and MP 40 Submachine Guns

""Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. Widely issued to airborne troops and tank crews owing to their portability and folding stocks, the MP 38 and MP 40 quickly became the signature weapons of Germany's infantry section and platoon leaders. Over 1 million were produced during World War II, many finding their way after 1945 into the hands of paramilitary and irregular forces, from the Middle East to Vietnam; the Norwegian armed forces continued to use them until the early 1990s, and examples and derivatives saw widespread use in the Yugoslav wars of that decade"--P. [4] of cover."@en
"Nazi Germany's MP 38 and MP 40 submachine guns are among World War II's most recognizable weapons. Portable and with folding stocks, both were widely issued to airborne troops and became the hallmark of Germany's infantry section and platoon leaders. A million were produced during the conflict - and many found their ways into the hands of paramilitary and irregular forces from Israel to Vietnam after the war. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork and period and close-up photographs, this is the story of the origins, combat use, and lasting influence of two of World War II's mo."@en