American rifle: a biography
Rose, Alexander
The mystery of Washington's rifle -- The rifle and the Revolution -- The rise of machines -- The big bang -- The "grewsome graveyard" -- The army of marksmen and the soldier's faith -- The smokeless revolution -- Roosevelt's rifle -- The paths not taken -- The great blunderbuss bungle -- Gun of the space age -- The rifle of the future.;This spirited and engrossing narrative vividly details the life of a seminal invention--the American rifle--and shows not only how it influenced the course of the nation's history, but reflects the needs and values of America itself.
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Anno:
2008
Casa editrice:
Random House Publishing Group;Bantam Dell
Lingua:
english
ISBN 10:
1299069207
ISBN 13:
9781299069206
File:
EPUB, 4.46 MB
IPFS:
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english, 2008
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