“You must be new to this town ... Bill Yenne’s 2009 book, “Tommy Gun: How General Thompson’s Submachine Gun Wrote History,” describes how, toward the end of the war, infantryman Mike ...

Both inspired catchy nicknames, the “Tommy Gun” and the “Grease Gun,” respectively. And both inspired cool songs: “Roland the Headless Thompson Gunner” by Warren Zevon and a line in a ...

From the iconic Thompson submachine “Tommy gun” to the versatile M1 Carbine, soldiers were equipped with new weapons that changed the face of warfare forever. (These are the most important ...

Willis, Tommy gun’s vice president and cousin ... After the dividend, the stock jumped to $14.75, a new 1940 high. Rumors started by Thompson’s action included one that its 1940 earnings ...

“You must be new to this town ... Bill Yenne’s 2009 book, “Tommy Gun: How General Thompson’s Submachine Gun Wrote History,” describes how, toward the end of the war, infantryman Mike ...