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Gun Digest book of classic American combat rifles / edited by Terry Wieland.

Contributor(s): Wieland, Terry [editor.]Material type: Text

TextPublisher: East Bridgewater, MA : World Publications Group, Inc., c2013Description: 207 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 28 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781464302770 [hardbound]Other title: Gun Digest Book of CLASSIC AMERICAN COMBAT RIFLES | CLASSIC AMERICAN COMBAT RIFLESUniform titles: Gun digest. Subject(s): Rifles | United States -- Armed Forces -- FirearmsDDC classification:

Contents:

The birth of America -- The Civil War - up to, during and after -- Prelude to war -- World War II -- Vietnam

Summary: The 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 significanceand even the shortcomingsof 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.

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Item type	Current location	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Library Use Only (LUO)	College Library Library Use Only	623.4425 G95 2013 (Browse shelf)	Available		3UCBL000025943

The birth of America -- The Civil War - up to, during and after -- Prelude to war -- World War II -- Vietnam

The 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 significanceand even the shortcomingsof 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.