Book description
Tales of American combat and comradery in World War II all connected to the iconic rifle of the era, the M1 Garand. An award-winning author puts one such rifle into the hands of a series of vets, records their stories, and gathers their signatures on the rifle, in a pilgrimage…
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1 author picked The Rifle as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
This book enhanced my appreciation for those who fought during World War II because of all they went through in their individual efforts to not only survive themselves but also to preserve and protect the freedoms of generations of those who came after them—including me.
Most of those featured in the book had fought with the M1 Garand as their main battle weapon and had grown to love and depend on it.
This attachment to the gun was evident by the tears they shed and the stories that they told (many of them talking about their war experiences for the…
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