Beretta M9 Pistol

Name: Beretta M9 Pistol
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ISBN: 9781849085267

ISBN-10: 1849085269

ISBN-13: 9781849085267

Edition: 2011

Authors: Leroy Thompson, Johnny Shumate, Alan Gilliland

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In 1990 the Beretta M9 replaced the venerable Colt 1911 as the main pistol of choice for the US Army. At the time the decision was controversial particularly because it was perceived that a smaller caliber weapon such as the Beretta would lack the necessary stopping power and range in comparison to the .45 caliber Colt. The situation was not helped by the rumour that the adoption of this Italian designed pistol was in exchange for the creation of US missile bases within Italy. Nonetheless, the Beretta, although not a perfect pistol, has since proved many of its distractors wrong with widespread use in Iraq and Afghanistan. Written by a leading pistol expert who currently trains US Special…

Book details

List price: $31.00
Copyright year: 2011
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 9/20/2011
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 80
Size: 6.86" wide x 9.57" long x 0.28" tall
Weight: 0.550
Language: English

Leroy Thompson has trained military and police hostage rescue and VIP protection teams around the world and has published a number of books and articles on the subject, among them the first-ever work on worldwide counter-terrorist units. He lives in Manchester, MO.