| Description |
xv, 302 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
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| Contents |
Foreword by Taya Kyle -- Introduction -- American Long Rifle -- Spencer Repeater -- Colt Single-Action Army Revolver -- Winchester 1873 Rifle -- M1903 Springfield -- M1911 Pistol -- Thompson Submachine Gun -- M1 Garand -- .38 Special Police Revolver -- M16 Rifle -- Epilogue -- Afterword by Taya Kyle -- Acknowledgments -- Appendix : The Ten Guns, by the Numbers -- Source notes -- Index. |
| Summary |
In "American Gun", the deadliest sniper in U.S. history tracks down and shoots the most important American firearms, from a flintlock rifle to a Colt revolver to the latest high-tech weapon he used as a SEAL. Chris Kyle uses these guns as a window on United States history, making the sweeping argument that the American story has been tied to and shaped by the gun. |
| Subject |
Firearms.
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United States -- History, Military.
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| Added Author |
Doyle, William, 1957- author.
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| ISBN |
0062242717 |
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9780062242716 |
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