Bibliograph

Misfire, the tragic failure of the M16 in Vietnam, Bob Orkand and Lyman Duryea

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Misfire, the tragic failure of the M16 in Vietnam, Bob Orkand and Lyman Duryea

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Misfire

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Bob Orkand and Lyman Duryea

Sub title

the tragic failure of the M16 in Vietnam

Summary

"Misfire combines insider knowledge of U.S. Army weapons development with firsthand combat experience to tell the story of the M16 - iconic as the American weapon of the Vietnam War and, indeed, as the U.S. military's standard service rifle until only a few decades ago despite its tragic failure."--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

For want of a nail -- Why replace the M14? -- The M16 and its development -- The small arms weapons systems test -- CYA - the name of the game -- The troops deploy - an autopsy of the problem -- Weighed in the balance -- Someone had blundered -- In council rooms apart -- The uncertain trumpet -- Why not the ARVN? -- The rifle, politics, the aftermath / by Lyman Duryea -- "When will they ever learn?" / by Bob Orkand -- Afterword

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Tragic failure of the M16 in Vietnam

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