The Thompson submachine gun was designed for use by soldiers in war, but Chicago gangsters made it famous as the Tommy gun, ...
“Gen John T. Thompson, U.S.A., retired, inventor of the Thompson submachine gun and in charge of design and manufacture of ...
The Thompson submachine gun was smaller and thus an easier to use ... which he tried to sell to police departments and the FBI. But the cost of making them required price tags incompatible with ...
Typically, a friend or relative — sometimes it was just a mere acquaintance — invited a potential “recruit” to a private ...
Thompson was wearing a wire for the FBI under the code name “Buckshot.” “I want to show you something called a spider web,” Arthur said. “This was something I built for a fellow recon ...
Thompson was wearing a wire for the FBI under the code name “Buckshot.” “I want to show you something called a spider web,” Arthur said. “This was something I built for a fellow recon ...