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American Gun
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INTERNET SOURCE: http://www.harpercollins.com/9780062242716/american-gun
American Gun
A
History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms
On Sale: 06/04/2013
About the
Book
Chris Kyle—fallen hero and #1
bestselling author of American
Sniper—reveals how ten legendary guns forever changed U.S. history.
At the time of his tragic death in
February 2013, former Navy SEAL Chris Kyle, the top sniper in U.S. military
history, was finishing one of the most exciting missions of his life: a
remarkable book that retold American history through the lens of a
hand-selected list of firearms. Kyle masterfully shows how guns have played a
fascinating, indispensable, and often underappreciated role in our national
story.
"Perhaps more than any other
nation in the world," Kyle writes, "the history of the United States
has been shaped by the gun. Firearms secured the first Europeans' hold on the
continent, opened the frontier, helped win our independence, settled the West,
kept law and order, and defeated tyranny across the world."
Drawing on his unmatched firearms
knowledge and combat experience, Kyle carefully chose ten guns to help tell his
story: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester
rifle, Springfield 1903 rifle, Thompson sub-machine gun, 1911 pistol, M1
Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M-16 rifle platform Kyle himself
used as a SEAL. Through them, he revisits thrilling turning points in American
history, including the single sniper shot that turned the tide of the
Revolutionary War, the firearms designs that proved decisive at Gettysburg, the
"gun that won the West," and the weapons that gave U.S. soldiers an
edge in the world wars and beyond. This is also the story of how firearms
innovation, creativity, and industrial genius has constantly pushed American
history—and power—forward.
Filled with an unforgettable cast of
characters, Chris Kyle's American
Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and
sacrifice.
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