Books by Alexander Rose
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English
review 1: Maybe it's writing style but not as quick or as enjoyable of a read as the works of David McCullough, Joseph Ellis, David Hackett Fischer, Kevin Phillips or Nathaniel Philbrick. None the less it adds another layer of historical facts to an understanding of the dynamics in and aro...
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English
review 1: As much as this is a history of the development of military small arms, it's also a history of the debate between individual and collective, on the battle field, in government procurement, and in manufacturing research. I expected a sometimes dry history of the evolution of rifle...
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English
review 1: The biography and history of the 'American Rifle', it is a well written and decent look at the culture, history and politics involved in the standard long arm of the US military. I managed to read this book a little too quickly. I found the author had me wanting to know more in ...