{"id":27008,"date":"2025-05-15T07:28:42","date_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/book-launch-small-arms-of-the-cold-war-battle-rifles-of-nato\/"},"modified":"2025-05-15T07:28:42","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T12:28:42","slug":"book-launch-small-arms-of-the-cold-war-battle-rifles-of-nato","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/book-launch-small-arms-of-the-cold-war-battle-rifles-of-nato\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Launch! Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mejs-video-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" allow=\"autoplay\" width=\"580\" height=\"380\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bggAVxAcG0I?controls=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<p>Order your copy today, right here!<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\/cold-war-battle\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\/cold-war-battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Or if you are in Europe, please order through our European site:<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.headstampbook.com\/cold-war-battle\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.headstampbook.com\/cold-war-battle<\/a><\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m excited to announce preorders for my latest book, &#8220;Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO&#8221; today! Following the format of our tremendously popular WWII books, this is a large-format volume overflowing with beautiful photography and historical commentary on all the major battle rifle designs of the Cold War NATO and NATO-adjacent powers. Specifically:<\/p>\n<p>* Precursors \u2013 the development of the Battle Rifle from the Mondragon through the Second World War<br \/>* FAL \u2013 FN\u2019s iconic Fusil Automatique Leger, designed by John Browning\u2019s protege Dieudonn\u00e9 Saive in Belgium<br \/>* G3 \u2013 the roller-delayed blowback system designed by Mauser engineers in the late days of the Second World War, and its progeny<br \/>* M14 \u2013 the updated American Garand rifle, and its cousins like the Italian BM59<br \/>* AR-10 \u2013 Armalite\u2019s futuristic wonder rifle that came so close to adoption and which ultimately created the AR-15<br \/>* MAS \u2013 the French copy no one, and no one copies the French, especially in Cold War small arms<br \/>* Others \u2013 lesser-used but still relevant rifles, from the E.M.2 bullpup to the SIG Stgw. 57 and the Danish LAR<\/p>\n<p>More than 70 different rifles from collections across six countries and filling more than 460 pages! We have standard, signed, and slipcase options, with books expected to arrive in November 2025. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/utreon.com\/c\/forgottenweapons\/<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.patreon.com\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><br \/><a href=\"http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.floatplane.com\/channel\/ForgottenWeapons<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cool Forgotten Weapons merch! <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/shop.forgottenweapons.com<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Order your copy today, right here!https:\/\/www.headstamppublishing.com\/cold-war-battle Or if you are in Europe, please order through our European site:https:\/\/www.headstampbook.com\/cold-war-battle I&#8217;m excited to announce preorders for my latest book, &#8220;Small Arms of the Cold War: Battle Rifles of NATO&#8221; today! Following the format of our tremendously popular WWII books, this is a large-format volume overflowing with beautiful&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/surplused.com\/index.php\/2025\/05\/15\/book-launch-small-arms-of-the-cold-war-battle-rifles-of-nato\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Read More &raquo;<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Book Launch! 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