"M-1 GARAND" US ARMY USMC MARINE WW2 ARVN VIETNAM RIFLE GUN REFERENCE BOOK

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The dogfaced, ground pounding US Army infantryman of WW2 had at least one significant advantage over his German or Japanese adversary, his rifle. The semi-automatic M-1 Garand was a generation ahead of the bolt action K-98 or Arisaka, and gave US ground troops the opportunity to establish fire superiority, a vital part of American infantry tactics during the war. The rugged Garand continued to see service in Korea, and was widely used by ARVN forces in Vietnam, especially in the years before the Tet Offensive. The iconic M-1 rifle has been of great interest to collectors for decades, leading Jean Huon to write a compact yet comprehensive reference book on the subject in 2019. This "M-1 GARAND" US ARMY USMC MARINE WW2 ARVN VIETNAM RIFLE GUN REFERENCE BOOK is in near mint, unread condition, with only some light scattered storage wear evident (most pictured). Otherwise, the book is in near mint shape, with no other damage. Most interestingly, it boasts elegantly illustrated hardcovers, and sports 76 pages full of descriptive text, period pictures, and color photographs of M-1 Garand history, development, production by Springfield Armory and Winchester, parts, markings, operation, foreign use and derivatives, sniper variations, the 7.62mm rifle that followed and was carried in Vietnam, bayonets, ammo, and much more. A beautiful example of an "M-1 GARAND" US ARMY USMC MARINE WW2 ARVN VIETNAM RIFLE GUN REFERENCE BOOK. Now celebrating over 20 years on eBay. Bid with confidence and please view our other great military, aviation, and sporting classics, including a German WW2 MWC LUFTWAFFE PILOT B-UHR AUTOMATIC WRIST WATCH in MINT, unworn, new in the box condition, sporting a crisp 60 minute/12 hour (outer/inner) white numbers black dial, and featuring the classic big "onion" crown and sweeping seconds hand with hacking function.
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