Gun Digest Book of Classic American Combat Rifles

The Gun Digest Book of Classic American Combat Rifles showcases the greatest long guns of American wars - from the Revolutionary War to Vietnam. Since the inaugural first issue of Gun Digest in 1944, combat rifles have played starring roles in each edition of the book. We've followed the development, design and technical significance of the rifles carried by American troops into battle. The Gun Digest Book of Classic American Combat Rifles brings the best of these articles together into one time-honored volume, from the most respected gunwriters of all time.

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Chapters Include:

• Muskets, Powder & Patriots
• Breechloaders in the Revolution
• The Mississippi Rifle
• The Guns of John Brown
• The Minie Rifle
• The Whitworth Rifle
• Spencer's Great 7-Shooter
• The Gettysburg Sharps
• Johnny Reb and His Guns
• Military Rolling Rifles of the Rarest Kind
• Days of the Springfield
• The Rifles of James Paris Lee - Part One
• The Rifles of James Paris Lee - Part Two
• The 1903 Springfield
• The Action That Served Two Armies
• Military Small Arms of WWII
• The 30 Carbine
• World War II's Snipers and Sniper Rifles
• Guns of Vietnam
• The M14 Rifle .. Hail and Farewell
• The Story of the AR-10
• The M16A2
• The AR15/M16

From the Editor

"In this volume, we have gathered the best articles on American combat rifles published by Gun Digest during the last 66 years. Like GD itself, they are quite varied; some are historical accounts by academics in the field; others are first-hand looks by soldiers who used the rifles in combat." - Terry Wieland, Editor