The rifle : combat stories from America's last WWII veterans, told through an M1 Garand
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Author
Contributors
Williams, Hershel Woodrow, 1923-2022 writer of foreword.
Published
Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, [2021].
Physical Description
295 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Laramie Co. Library - Cheyenne - Third Floor | 940.5481 BIG | On Shelf |
Sheridan Co. - Story Branch - Nonfiction | 940.548 BIGGIO A | On Shelf |
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Published
Washington, D.C. : Regnery History, [2021].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 289-290) and index.
Summary
"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"--From publisher's website.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Biggio, A., & Williams, H. W. (2021). The rifle: combat stories from America's last WWII veterans, told through an M1 Garand . Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Biggio, Andrew and Hershel Woodrow Williams. 2021. The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand. Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Biggio, Andrew and Hershel Woodrow Williams. The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand Regnery History, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Biggio, Andrew,, and Hershel Woodrow Williams. The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand Regnery History, 2021.
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