The Army of the Republic of Vietnam (ARVN) was a significant user of the Thompson in the first half of the 1960s. Note the steel reinforcing band on the front grip of this soldier’s M1A1.

The “U.S. Carbine, Caliber .30, M1A1”—used by the elite American Airborne throughout World War II and beyond—is one of the classic American arms of the Second World War and, for the modern ...

The M1A1 saw its first major action in engagements with the Iraqi Army, such as the Battle of 73 Easting and the Battle of Norfolk, where U.S.-led Coalition forces obliterated Iraqi Army armor.

Mr Thompson was close to tears as he accepted the award in 1998 "for all the men who served their country with honour on the battlefields of South-East Asia". Mr Andreotta's award was posthumous. He ...