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A Rifleman Went to War
More than 70 years after it was first published, this book is still one of the all-time classics on the art of military marksmanship, and is required reading at the U.S. Marine Corps Sniper School. The author grew up learning to shoot in the backwoods of Indiana, and went on to compete nationally as a sharpshooter. When World War I broke out in Europe, he was so eager to f...more
ebook, EPUB Edition
Published
May 8th 2012
by Tales End Press
(first published 1935)
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I enjoyed it tremendously as a first person account of war in and around the trenches. While the writer is very self assured, he does not present himself as a hero, fighting for the glory of ?
I especially like that he is able to be loyal to his country (US), yet also be loyal to the members of his unit (Canadian). He seems to recognize BS where he sees it, and is not afraid to voice his thoughts.
I had a very different view of the First World War, and the fighting and tactics. Artillery played a...more
I especially like that he is able to be loyal to his country (US), yet also be loyal to the members of his unit (Canadian). He seems to recognize BS where he sees it, and is not afraid to voice his thoughts.
I had a very different view of the First World War, and the fighting and tactics. Artillery played a...more
Oct 06, 2008
James
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Recommends it for:
World War I trivia fans
A mixed bag. It's a personal narrative of the author's experience in World War I, but it's pretty impersonally told until the very end, with all the verve and intensity of describing a trip to the grocery store. And it's not much as a detailed account of the methods and tactics he and his unit used, either, because he relates things in such general terms, except for a couple of short chapters near the end on tactics.
Also, McBride went off on some tangents with predictions and prescriptions for...more
Also, McBride went off on some tangents with predictions and prescriptions for...more
This book reads as if it was written directly as it was spoken. For me, this made reading the book feel like I was being told a story. For some it may seem a bit unprofessional, and truth be told it was written by a soldier not a writer. It is a very engaging read, and gives a great deal of insight into the history of the U.S. army during World War I.
A great war book written from the perspective of a man who was "down in the trenches". Much of what he says worked then still works today, and insights he wrote about it seems we have forgotten and relearned multiple times since he first wrote them.
Can't tell you how much I love this book. One moment he is working on a railroad and the next he is walking to Canada. To war.
Worth readin if into war and mostly directed towards accruacy over fire rate.
Mar 10, 2013
Robert DuPuy
marked it as to-read
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