Tommy Gun (book)

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Tommy Gun: How General Thompson's Submachine Gun Wrote History

Author	Bill Yenne
Language	English
Genre	History
Published	2009
Publisher	Thomas Dunne Books
Publication place	United States
Pages	352
ISBN	978-0312383268

Tommy Gun: How General Thompson's Submachine Gun Wrote History is a non-fiction book written by San Francisco author Bill Yenne in 2009. The book traces the history of the Thompson submachine gun, also known as the Tommy gun, through its usage in warfare, organised crime, and subsequently, its presence in film and television, as an "immortal icon."