To say that the British Army was unprepared for war in 1939 is a vast overstatement. While it was largely hoped that war could be avoided, and the prevailing sentiment was that there could be lasting ...

Here’s What You Need to Remember: The U.S. M1918 Browning Automatic Rifle, British Bren Gun, Vickers-Berthier Light Machine Gun, and German FG42 and StG44 paved the way for the development of squad ...