U.S. Rifle M14
Author | : R. Blake Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780889351103 |
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Author | : R. Blake Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1991-01-01 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780889351103 |
Author | : Leroy Thompson |
Publisher | : Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages | : 162 |
Release | : 2014-10-20 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1472802578 |
The M14 may have only been the primary US service rifle for a little over a decade before being replaced by the M16, but it is still considered by many experts to be the best rifle to ever see US service. Primarily designed for a war in Europe, where it would take its place alongside the other battle rifles like the FN FAL, the M14 saw most of its combat use in the early days of the Vietnam War. Maintained until 1970 for compatibility with NATO forces the M14 had a renaissance as a semi-automatic sniping weapon and since 2001 the M14 has been employed as a Designated Marksman Rifle, being employed by all branches of the US military, especially in Afghanistan where the open terrain makes longer-range engagements common. Featuring specially commissioned full-color artwork and archive and close-up photographs, this engaging study tells the story of the M14, the long-lived battle rifle that remains in front-line service with US forces more than 50 years after its first adoption.
Author | : R. Blake Stevens |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 340 |
Release | : 1983 |
Genre | : Firearms |
ISBN | : 9780889350182 |
Author | : Frank Iannamico |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : |
Release | : 2018-10-15 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9780996521833 |
Author | : Scott A. Duff |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 180 |
Release | : 1996 |
Genre | : M14 rifle |
ISBN | : 9781888722079 |
Author | : Alexander Rose |
Publisher | : Delta |
Total Pages | : 530 |
Release | : 2009-09-29 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0553384384 |
George Washington insisted that his portrait be painted with one. Daniel Boone created a legend with one. Abraham Lincoln shot them on the White House lawn. And Teddy Roosevelt had his specially customized. In this first-of-its-kind book, historian Alexander Rose delivers a colorful, engrossing biography of an American icon: the rifle. Drawing on the words of foot soldiers, inventors, and presidents, based on extensive new research, and spanning from the Revolution to the present day, American Rifle is a balanced, wonderfully entertaining history of the rifle and its place in American culture.
Author | : William S. Brophy |
Publisher | : Stackpole Books |
Total Pages | : 638 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780811708722 |
The lifetime work of the rifle's premier authority. Exhaustive research has taken Brophy into some of the rarest collections in existence.
Author | : Luke Mercaldo |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 224 |
Release | : 2011 |
Genre | : Firearms designers |
ISBN | : 9780970799777 |
Author | : Edward Clinton Ezell |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 376 |
Release | : 1984 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : |
Udviklingen af den amerikanske infanterists håndvåben.
Author | : Russell C. Tilstra |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 193 |
Release | : 2014-04-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0786473215 |
While the 20th century brought many technological advancements to the battlefield, a key weapon of warfare remains the soldier and his rifle. This volume chronicles the historical development of the modern service rifle after World War II and examines its resurgence in Afghanistan after generations of absence following the introduction of the assault rifle. Individual chapters survey the most combat-tested models--including the FN FAL, U.S. M14 and HK 417--in technical detail, emphasizing key points in the evolution of rifle technology and ammunition. Also explored is the development of the current M16 series rifle, and how recent difficulties in Afghanistan have led to an increasing reliance on the venerable M14. Providing a strong knowledge base of the various weapons now in service throughout the world, this instructive work demonstrates that the battle rifle has not outlived its usefulness.