
- 320 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
About this book
In this highly anticipated follow-up to The Rifle, Andrew Biggio brings to light more untold stories from the quickly vanishing ranks of the veterans of World War II. Biggio's discovery of the astonishing effect his 1945 M1 Garand rifle had on the old warriors who held it sparked a unique personal mission to put it in the hands of as many veterans as possible and document the wartime memories it evoked. In this second volume, he recounts more unforgettable stories from the last of the soldiers, sailors, airmen, and Marines who fought the most dreadful war in history. They were the Greatest Generation, but they were also ordinary men, sharing in all of humanity's weaknesses and flaws while trying to respond to the call of duty. That rifle brought out some dark and painful secrets. These stories form a unique record of the heights and depths which the human spirit reaches in war.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Dedication
- Author’s Note
- Forewords
- Prologue
- Chapter One: Ninety Seconds of Hate
- Chapter Two: The Old Breed Still Exists
- Chapter Three: Our Mary
- Chapter Four: The Lobster Man
- Chapter Five: Best Meatballs I Ever Had
- Chapter Six: Bananas and Milk
- Chapter Seven: A Case of Stolen Valor
- Chapter Eight: Mobbed Up
- Chapter Nine: Marty the One-Man Party
- Chapter Ten: Sinking Pride
- Chapter Eleven: The Pacifist
- Chapter Twelve: The Natives
- Chapter Thirteen: Vive la France
- Chapter Fourteen: Fever Pitch
- Chapter Fifteen: “We Collect White Bodies First.”
- Chapter Sixteen: Battle Buddies
- Chapter Seventeen: A World of Hurt
- Chapter Eighteen: The Bloody Acorn
- Chapter Nineteen: A Silent Eagle
- Chapter Twenty: They Call Me Tag
- Chapter Twenty-One: The Final Goodbye
- The Rifle Signatures, the Warriors
- About the Author
- Index
- Copyright