10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «TOMMY GUN»
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1
Tommy Gun: How General Thompson's Submachine
Gun Wrote History
But when the United States entered World War II, the gun's true power as an essential, life-saving weapon made it an iconic weapon of the American GI. Full of incredible stories from the battlefields of Europe and the Pacific, America's ...
2
Tommy Gun Tango: A Novel of Hollywood Crime
His discovery of the true story behind the man's death also leads to the arrest of Al Haine, on charges of murder during the Troubles back in North Ireland.
Brant Randall, Bruce R. Cook, 2009
3
The Thompson Submachine
Gun: From Prohibition Chicago to ...
The Thompson submachine gun, or Tommy gun developed an almost iconic status during the 20th century.
4
Deep Death: Dark Salvation
He hit them back with his Tommy gun, but they came back for more. He tried to
transport around so he could hurt them, but they countered his attack and
attacked him back. Santo and Ladan were working as a team, which made it
harder for ...
5
The True and Complete Story of 'machine
Gun' Jack McGurn
The outbreak of The Great War engendered something of a revolution in terms of
weaponry and the Thompson submachine gun or 'Tommy Gun' as it became
known, was part of that revolution. Initially described by its inventor as a 'broom' ...
6
American Gunfight: The Plot to Kill Harry Truman--and the ...
Agent Stewart Stout has returned to the Secret Service office and is fighting to get
the tommy gun out of the locked gun cabinet. Or, hearing them in the hallway, he
lurches out, with his Colt Detective Special, leaving the still locked tommy gun.
Stephen Hunter, John Bainbridge, 2005
7
Chicago's Most Wanted™: The Top 10 Book of Murderous ...
THE TOMMY GUN Light, concealable, quick, and extremely effective in sending a
message, the tommy gun became a symbol of the Roaring Twenties. The
Thompson submachine gun was named after its inventor, General John T.
Thompson, ...
8
Firearms: The Life Story of a Technology
... "niche market" so to speak. Organizations of illegal alcohol dealers were less
wed to convention than was the military, and they began using them in
distribution disagreements with each other. As a result, the "tommy gun" or "
Chicago ...
Roger A. Pauly, Roger Pauly, 2004
The Tommy Gun became a weapon of choice for mobsters, bank robbers, rum
runners, and other members of the villainous classes of the 1920s and 1930s, all
of whom gave submachine guns a bad name fast. The military's objection to the ...
They were inspecting Joe Taylor's body when Lamb opened fire with his tommy
gun, killing four of them. The other two went over the side of the track, not far from
Crawford and McRae, and headed back to the machine-gun position. Crawford ...
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «TOMMY GUN»
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Tommy gun is used in the context of the following news items.
'Tommy Gun' left with no crown and no promoter
THOMAS "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen may have won the battle for the vacant IBO light heavyweight title against Robert "The Butcher" Berridge at Emperors Palace ... «BDlive, Jun 15»
Sheriff Might Sell Historical Tommy Gun
Several so-called Tommy guns were issued to Kansas counties near the Missouri and Oklahoma borders where criminals spent their time dodging the law. «KSAL, Jun 15»
Tommy outguns Ryno
In a performance that should earn him a big-league fight soon, "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen put his personal problems behind him and delighted his trainer, Harold ... «SuperSport, Mar 15»
Auction of 'Tommy Gun' nets $25K for Clay County sheriff
WEST POINT, Miss. - The auction of a .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun has netted $25,000 for the Clay County Sheriff's Department. The Daily Times ... «Jackson Clarion Ledger, Jan 15»
Clay County Sheriff's Department taking bids on 1930s 'Tommy Gun'
WEST POINT, Mississippi -- A .45-caliber Thompson submachine gun donated to the Clay County Sheriff's Department in 1945 is up for sale. While it still works, ... «gulflive.com, Jan 15»
The Tommy Gun Winston Churchill used to rally British troops in …
With his pinstripe suit, big cigar and Tommy Gun he could almost be a Chicago mobster rather than Prime Minister. The Germans seized on this wartime ... «Daily Mail, Dec 14»
Tommy Gun clinches title on ring return
AFTER being inactive for a year, Thomas "Tommy Gun" Oosthuizen showed no signs of ring rust on Saturday night at Emperors Palace. Instead he confirmed his ... «BDlive, Nov 14»
St. Louis police department to auction off Tommy guns
ST. LOUIS, MO (KTVI) – St. Louis City Police are auctioning off a series 29 of 1920's era Tommy guns. The guns valued at over $750,000 are stored in a police ... «fox2now.com, Jun 14»
St. Louis police to auction gangland-era weapons
No matter what you call it -- the "Chicago typewriter," the "trench broom," the "chopper," the "annihilator" -- the Tommy gun is a vintage Hollywood favorite. «Southeast Missourian, Jun 14»
Tommy gun hasn't shot down future of Buddies hitman Stevo
The former Buddies No.2's first move after being appointed to succeed Danny Lennon on Tuesday was to ask Jim Goodwin and Gary Teale to assist him as ... «Glasgow Evening Times, May 14»
