** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** At the beginning of World War II, ...

Except for Al Capone, Gen. John Thompson would be forgotten by all but serious devotees of military history. The two never met, being cut from different cloth. Thompson, a khaki-clad military man who ...

This article, "The First Thompsons," appeared originally in the February 2006 issue of American Rifleman. To subscribe to the magazine, visit the NRA membership page and select American Rifleman as ...

On Valentine’s Day 1929, four men connected with Al Capone’s Chicago gang killed seven rivals with Thompson machine guns, better known as Tommy guns. The bloody massacre shocked the nation, making ...

Here's What You Need to Remember: The Thompson Submachine Gun entered production as the M1921 version, but the American military showed little interest. However ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. During World War I, machine guns were ...