"This is the fascinating story of how one million special purpose single-shot 45s were made in less than six months by a team of dedicated Americans. It was the darkest part of WWII and the war effort was serious business for all Americans. I remain as impressed by what author Ralph Hagan has turned up about the men who designed, produced and used the Liberator as I am with the details of the gun itself. And those details are surely there in abundance, right down to the last rivet and weld spot. The Liberator Pistol is a meticulously researched and richly detailed account of a fascinating footnote in the history of US martial arms. I commend it to you highly."
Wiley M. Clapp
Senior Field Editor
HandGunning Magazine
"Hagan's book on the FP-45 covers it all and then some. For serious weapons collectors and students of WWII history the book is a 'must.' As the saying goes 'Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery' as borne our by CIA's attempt to copy the FP-45 after WWII. This detailed account of the Liberator Pistol and its clandestine path at last sheds light on its previous hush-hush development and distribution.
R.W. (Bob) Koch
Author of The FP-45 Liberator Pistol 1942-1945
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