The Rifleman S Rifle

Author : Roger C. Rule
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2009-07
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781438999050

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The Rifleman's Rifle by Roger C. Rule Pdf

Author : David Fury
Publisher : Artist's Press Publishers
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Actors
ISBN : 0924556013

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Chuck Connors by David Fury Pdf

He was loved by millions ... Baseball & basketball star, TV hero as "The Rifleman", motion picture great, cowboy legend.

Author : Benjamin Randell Harris
Publisher : Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Page : 131 pages
File Size : 47,6 Mb
Release : 2022-08-18
Category : History
ISBN : 9781474626323

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The Recollections of Rifleman Harris by Benjamin Randell Harris Pdf

'Describing narrow squeaks and terrible deprivations, Harris's unflowery account of fortitude and resilience in Spain still bristles with a freshness and an invigorating spikiness' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'A most vivid record of the war in Spain and Portugal against Napoleon' MAIL ON SUNDAY Benjamin Harris was a young shepherd from Dorset who joined the army in 1802 and later joined the dashing 95th Rifles. His battalion was ordered to Portugal, where he marched under the burning sun, weighed down by his kit and great-coat, plus all the tools and leather he had to carry as the battalion's cobbler - 'the lapstone I took the liberty of flinging to the Devil'. Rifleman Harris was a natural story-teller with a remarkable tale to unfold, and his Recollections have become one of the most popular military books of all time.

Author : Hans Busk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1858
Category : Rifles
ISBN : OXFORD:600080518

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The rifleman's manual; or, Rifles and how to use them by Hans Busk Pdf

Author : Herbert W. McBride
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781447499145

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A Rifleman Went to War by Herbert W. McBride Pdf

Many of the earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the original text and artwork.

Author : Hans Busk
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 1859
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0019776892

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The rifleman's manual. The rifle: and how to use it ... Fourth edition, considerably enlarged and improved, etc by Hans Busk Pdf

Author : David Greentree
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 81 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2020-02-20
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472832092

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British Rifleman vs French Skirmisher by David Greentree Pdf

The battles between British and French forces during the Peninsular War (1807–14) and the Hundred Days campaign of 1815 saw both sides deploy specialist units of skirmishers trained in marksmanship and open-order combat. These 'light' troops fulfilled several important roles on the battlefield, such as 'masking' large bodies of close-order troops as they manoeuvred in battle, firing upon enemy troops to provoke them into attacking prematurely, and harassing enemy artillery crews and senior officers with aimed fire. On occasion, the skirmishers were tasked with special missions requiring individual initiative, such as the capture or defence of key battlefield positions, especially those situated in difficult terrain. While Napoleon's skirmishers carried the smoothbore musket, notoriously inaccurate and short-ranged, several elite units fighting for Britain were armed with the rifle, a far more accurate weapon that was hampered by a slower rate of fire. As well as the legendary 95th Rifles, Britain fielded rifle-armed German troops of the 60th Regiment and the King's German Legion, while France's light troops were fielded in individual companies but also entire regiments. In this study, David Greentree assesses the role and effectiveness of rifle-armed British troops and their French open-order opponents in three very different encounters: Roliça (August 1808), the first British battle of the Peninsular War; the struggle for a key bridge at Barba del Puerco (March 1810); and the bitter fight for the La Haye Sainte farmhouse during the battle of Waterloo (June 1815).

Author : James M. Volo, Ph.d.
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 120 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2016-05-24
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1533444692

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A Gentlemen's Guide to Style and Self-defense in the Old American West by James M. Volo, Ph.d. Pdf

The Old West has had a powerful impact on the concept of gentlemanly masculinity among Americans. To behave like a gentleman may mean little or much. To spend large sums of money like a gentleman may be of no great praise, but to conduct ones self like a gentleman implies a high standard even for those without financial means. For almost two centuries, the frontiersman has been a standard of rugged individualism and stoic bravery for the American male. Provider, protector, counselor, and knight errant to the weak or helpless, men on the frontier stood apart. Newspapers, Dime Novels, and Wild West Shows helped to form the popular view of Old West masculinity in the later 19th century. Novels and short stories served this purpose in the first half of the 20th century, but it was films and TV that cemented the image of the Old west that most post WWII Baby Boomers have today. The study of film and other media representations has been a particularly energetic field for masculinity research. However, western films are not so much about the West as they are about the Westerner. He stands alone, heroic, powerful, and seeking justice and order. The Westerner is the "last gentleman" and Westerns are "probably the last art form in which the concept of honor retains its strength." Directors and screenwriters, ultimately having overcome the simplistic shoot-em-up, used the genre to explore the pressing subjects of their day like racism, nationalism, capitalism, family, and honor, issues more deeply meshed with the concept of manliness than simply wearing a gun belt and Stetson hat. Fear not, Old West purists! For those traditionalists among you, these pages are filled with authentic designs, facts, weapons, and tales from the mid 1800s to the turn of the century and slightly beyond. Here are some of the roots of the most popular holsters, fashions, weapons, cartridges, and myths preferred by collectors and reenactors. So-called Cowboy Action enthusiasts, NRA members, and armchair generals will find sections of this work devoted to their hobbies, and while stodgy academics might cringe, Old West historians will have their obsessions somewhat mollified. Nonetheless, the current author grew up in the days of Shoot'em-up Saturdays at the movies, prime time TV Westerns, and those wondrous sights and sounds of Cowboy gunfights with cap guns on a hillside and Indian encounters on the pavement during a childhood when neither activity was considered politically incorrect. Few other authors in this genre have a resume that includes formal training in science, weapons, and horsemanship; nor have they actually been a horse wrangler, ridden in a troop of cavalry, and reenacted a mounted charge with dozens of others, Hollywood cameras running, revolvers or swords in hand. Nonetheless, there comes a time when we are all "too old and too fat to jump rail fences with horses" (True Grit) and must retire to our easy chairs to write. What follows is a serious (if a bit nostalgic) effort at history by a critically noted author and widely published historian with the proper credentials and practical experience to attempt to carry it off. Cling to your Bibles and to your guns, partner! Dudes need not apply.

Author : Andrew Biggio
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 321 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9781684511396

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The Rifle by Andrew Biggio Pdf

It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero’s journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all -- WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine’s mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America’s last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers.

Author : Jeff Cooper
Publisher : Paladin Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 1997-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1581605927

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The Art Of The Rifle by Jeff Cooper Pdf

"Riflecraft has been completely ignored since World War II", said Jeff Cooper, America's foremost rifle instructor. To remedy this situation, he took it upon himself to set down the fine art of the rifle before it was lost forever. In his no-holds-barred style, Cooper instructs you in everything you need to know about shooting the rifle, while entertaining you with tales of marksmanship, combat and big-game hunting.

Author : Dale A. Dye
Publisher : Warriors Publishing Group
Page : 362 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-19
Category : History
ISBN : PKEY:6610000245079

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Small Arms of the Vietnam War by Dale A. Dye Pdf

With modern military emphasis on whiz-bang weapons technology and the constant quest for things that make a bigger bang on the battlefield, it’s easy to forget that at the dark heart of war stands an infantryman and his individual weapons. Those who understand warfare from research or from personal experience generally realize this about the conflicts that have plagued mankind since the dawn of time. Infantry weapons—often referred to as small arms—have fascinated soldiers and scholars for decades as they are the most personal aspects of combat. Small arms come into play when contact is close and potentially lethal. This was particularly true during the long, frustrating war in Vietnam, but much of the focus in studying that conflict has been either on aerial weapons—strike aircraft or armed helicopters—or on the originally much-maligned M16 rifle. There were huge numbers of other weapons used by both sides, but they are often ignored and rarely seen being used in combat action. This book solves that problem. Divided into easily digestible sections and preceded by cogent discussions of each weapon type, the authors have presented an intriguing collection of photographs that depict the primary small (and not so small) infantry arms most common on Vietnam battlefields. There are rare and stirring images here that depict what it was like to fight in the jungle-covered mountains and in the rice paddies. Viewing these images is like studying a primer about one of America’s longest and deadliest wars. "We have a new generation of combat veterans among us these days. Men and women who carried a new generation of weapons to war into places such as Iraq and Afghanistan, who have returned with a fresh understanding about the crucial importance of small arms in warfare. They understand...that there is no strategy or tactic that equals victory in armed conflict if it does not include that muddy, grimy, dog-tired infantryman with just his personal weapon to help him survive in a life-and-death encounter." – American Rifleman "It’s an excellent book for anyone with an interest in the details of 20th-century infantry weapons, especially historians and collectors." – Booksmith

Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 194 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1940
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105110647059

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The Johnson Semiautomatic Rifle, Hearing ..., on S. 3983 ..., May 29, 1940 by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Military Affairs Pdf

Author : Stephen P. Halbrook
Publisher : Independent Institute
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 2013-11-01
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781598131635

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Gun Control in the Third Reich by Stephen P. Halbrook Pdf

Based on newly-discovered, secret documents from German archives, diaries and newspapers of the time, Gun Control in the Third Reich presents the definitive, yet hidden history of how the Nazi regime made use of gun control to disarm and repress its enemies and consolidate power. The countless books on the Third Reich and the Holocaust fail even to mention the laws restricting firearms ownership, which rendered political opponents and Jews defenseless. A skeptic could surmise that a better-armed populace might have made no difference, but the National Socialist regime certainly did not think so—it ruthlessly suppressed firearm ownership by disfavored groups. Gun Control in the Third Reich spans the two decades from the birth of the Weimar Republic in 1918 through Kristallnacht in 1938. The book then presents a panorama of pertinent events during World War II regarding the effects of the disarming policies. And even though in the occupied countries the Nazis decreed the death penalty for possession of a firearm, there developed instances of heroic armed resistance by Jews, particularly the Warsaw ghetto uprising.

Author : Wikipedia contributors
Publisher : e-artnow sro
Page : 1182 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2024-06-16
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Focus On: 100 Most Popular Centers (Basketball) by Wikipedia contributors Pdf

Author : Rick Stroud,Victor Gregg
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2011-02-07
Category : History
ISBN : 9781408817575

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Rifleman by Rick Stroud,Victor Gregg Pdf

Born into a working-class family in London in 1919, Victor Gregg enlisted in the Rifle Brigade at nineteen, was sent to the Middle East and saw action in Palestine. Following service in the western desert and at the battle of Alamein, he joined the Parachute Regiment and in September 1944 found himself at the battle of Arnhem. When the paratroopers were forced to withdraw, Gregg was captured. He attempted to escape, but was caught and became a prisoner of war; sentenced to death in Dresden for attempting to escape and burning down a factory, only the allies' infamous raid on the city the night before his execution saved his life. Gregg's fascinating story, told in a voice that is good-natured and completely original, continues after the end of the war. In the fifties he became chauffeur to the Chairman of the Moscow Norodny bank in London, involved in shady dealings and strange meetings with MI5, MI6 and the KGB. His adventures, though, were not over - in 1989, on one of his many motorbike expeditions into Eastern Europe, he found himself at a rally of 700 people in a field in Sopron at a fence that formed part of the barrier between the Soviet Union and the West. Vic cut the wire, and a few weeks later the Berlin Wall itself was destroyed - a truly unexpected coda to an incredible life lived to the full. This is the story of a true survivor.