In this authoritative new tome in the Greenhill Military Manuals series, Combat Handguns leading expert Leroy Thompson examines an international range of handguns. A wide range of combat handguns are in use around the world, constantly being developed to give greater accuracy and reliability. Thompson, who has used and tested countless models and variants, shows how gun design has benefited from new and innovative ideas to reach and astounding level of technical excellence. In this visual guide, he analyses strengths and weaknesses and provides data for each weapon on calibre, operation, overall length, weight, barrel, magazine and muzzle velocity. The book covers weapons from Germany, Russia, Switzerland, the USA, South Africa and China. Thompson also outlines the history of the handgun, from the cartridge revolvers of the late 1860s to the most modern high capacity, auto-loading pistols. Leroy Thompson served in Vietnam and has spent many years teaching and training military and civilian forces on weapon-handling and armament instruction. He is also a noted author and his works include The Hostage Rescue Manual, The Bodyguard Manual and the Greenhill Military Manual Combat Shotguns. Back to Greenhill Military Book News No. 126 Table of Contents Back to Greenhill Military Book News List of Issues Back to Master Magazine List © Copyright 2003 by Greenhill Books This article appears in MagWeb (Magazine Web) on the Internet World Wide Web. Other articles from military history and related magazines are available at http://www.magweb.com