Full name: American Gun: A History of the U.S. in Ten Firearms

Authors: Chris Kyle, William Doyle Year: 2013 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: History, Non Fiction Purchase/reserch links: Goodreads Amazon LibraryThing ISBNs: 9780062242716 9780062242723 0062242717 0062242725

Drawing on his legendary firearms knowledge and combat experience, U.S. Navy SEAL and #1 bestselling author of American Sniper Chris Kyle dramatically chronicles the story of America — from the Revolution to the present — through the lens of ten iconic guns and the remarkable heroes who used them to shape history: the American long rifle, Spencer repeater, Colt .45 revolver, Winchester 1873 rifle, Springfield M1903 rifle, M1911 pistol, Thompson submachine gun, M1 Garand, .38 Special police revolver, and the M16 rifle platform Kyle himself used. American Gun is a sweeping epic of bravery, adventure, invention, and sacrifice. Similar books: American Rifle by Alexander Rose Glock by Paul M. Barrett The Twentieth Century by Howard Zinn The Gun by C. J. Chivers Lies My Teacher Told Me by James W. Loewen Dead Wake by Erik Larson The Death and Life of Great American Cities by Jane Jacobs One Summer: America, 1927 by Bill Bryson Six Frigates by Ian W. Toll 102 Minutes by Jim Dwyer The History of Jihad by Robert Spencer Five Days at Memorial by Sheri Fink The Oregon Trail by Rinker Buck The History of Surfing by Matt Warshaw Washington's Immortals by Patrick K. O'Donnell Seven Fallen Feathers by Tanya Talaga Mythos by Stephen Fry No Way Out by Mitch Weiss A Treasury of Deception by Michael Farquhar Swords and Swordsmen by Mike Loades