02613cam a2200361 i 450000100090000000300040000900500170001300800410003002000300007104000690010108200070017024500820017724600540025924600350031326000700034830000580041833600210047633700250049733800230052250501130054552012330065852100100189154100400190154600120194165000120195365100430196570000290200873000160203794200120205399800290206599900170209495201400211117316001OSt20250717174216.0120523s2013    mauao    b    001 0 eng    a9781464302770 [hardbound]  aUniversity of Cebu-BaniladbengcUniversity of Cebu-Baniladerda0022300aGun Digest book of classic American combat rifles /cedited by Terry Wieland.3 aGun Digest Book of CLASSIC AMERICAN COMBAT RIFLES30aCLASSIC AMERICAN COMBAT RIFLES  aEast Bridgewater, MA : b World Publications Group, Inc.,cc2013.  a207 pages :billustrations (black and white) ;c28 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier0 aThe birth of America -- The Civil War - up to, during and after -- Prelude to war -- World War II -- Vietnam  aThe Gun Digest Book of Classic American Combat Rifles presents a unique compilation of articles on the greatest American combat rifles developed since 1776, and as they originally appeared in Gun Digest.

Since the first issue of Gun Digest in 1944, combat rifles have made regular appearances in the magazine, in articles on the romance, design, performance, historical, and technical significance—and even the shortcomings—of many rifles used by American troops in battle. Now, you can take a walk down memory lane, thru this volume of the best of these articles, written by the most respected writers working in the field during the second half of the 20th century:

On the Springfield rifle Col. Townsend Whelen
On the rifles of World War II Charles T. Haven
On the M-14 John Lachuk
On the AR-15/M16 Christopher R. Bartocci
Most shooters recognize names like Springfield, Colt, Armalite, Sharps, and Spencer. Those rifles made it to the top and stayed there, while many other rifle designs were tested and adopted by the U.S. military only to slide into historical oblivion. Yet all are part of the history of the American combat rifle, and you'll find these various type of rifles and their stories in this exciting book.  aAdult  yCollege of CriminologyzCriminology  aEnglish 0aRifles. 0aUnited StatesxArmed ForcesxFirearms.1 aWieland, Terry,eeditor.0 aGun digest.  2ddccBK  cadryann[new]d07/17/2025  c13778d13778  00102ddc4070aUCBL_MAINbUCBL_MAINcLUOd2025-07-17eBig Bad Wolfl0o623.4425 G95 2013p3UCBL000025943r2025-07-17w2025-07-17yLUO