The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand
(eBook)
It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero's journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all - WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine's mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America's last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers.
Notes
Biggio, A. (2021). The Rifle: Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand. [United States], Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Biggio, Andrew. 2021. The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand. [United States], Regnery History.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Biggio, Andrew, The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand. [United States], Regnery History, 2021.
MLA Citation (style guide)Biggio, Andrew. The Rifle: Combat Stories From America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand. [United States], Regnery History, 2021.
Hoopla Extract Information
hooplaId | 13597871 |
---|---|
title | The Rifle |
kind | EBOOK |
price | 1.29 |
active | 1 |
pa | 0 |
profanity | 0 |
children | 0 |
demo | 0 |
rating | |
abridged | 0 |
dateLastUpdated | Jan 29, 2024 11:19:31 PM |
Record Information
Last File Modification Time | Feb 02, 2024 01:48:16 AM |
---|---|
Last Grouped Work Modification Time | Feb 02, 2024 01:36:12 AM |
MARC Record
LEADER | 02826nam a22004095a 4500 | ||
---|---|---|---|
001 | MWT16578901 | ||
003 | MWT | ||
005 | 20240201124455.1 | ||
006 | m o d | ||
007 | cr cn||||||||| | ||
008 | 240201s2021 xxu eo 000 0 eng d | ||
020 | |a 9781684511396|q (electronic bk.) | ||
020 | |a 1684511399|q (electronic bk.) | ||
028 | 4 | 2 | |a MWT16578901 |
029 | |a https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ssd_9781684511396_180.jpeg | ||
037 | |a 16578901|b Midwest Tape, LLC|n http://www.midwesttapes.com | ||
040 | |a Midwest|e rda | ||
099 | |a eBook hoopla | ||
100 | 1 | |a Biggio, Andrew,|e author. | |
245 | 1 | 4 | |a The Rifle :|b Combat Stories from America's Last WWII Veterans, Told Through an M1 Garand|h [electronic resource] /|c Andrew Biggio. |
264 | 1 | |a [United States] :|b Regnery History,|c 2021. | |
264 | 2 | |b Made available through hoopla | |
300 | |a 1 online resource (278 pages) | ||
336 | |a text|b txt|2 rdacontent | ||
337 | |a computer|b c|2 rdamedia | ||
338 | |a online resource|b cr|2 rdacarrier | ||
347 | |a text file|2 rda | ||
506 | |a Instant title available through hoopla. | ||
520 | |a It all started because of a rifle. The Rifle is an inspirational story and hero's journey of a 28-year-old U.S. Marine, Andrew Biggio, who returned home from combat in Afghanistan and Iraq, full of questions about the price of war. He found answers from those who survived the costliest war of all - WWII veterans. It began when Biggio bought a 1945 M1 Garand Rifle, the most common rifle used in WWII, to honor his great uncle, a U.S. Army soldier who died on the hills of the Italian countryside. When Biggio showed the gun to his neighbor, WWII veteran Corporal Joseph Drago, it unlocked memories Drago had kept unspoken for 50 years. On the spur of the moment, Biggio asked Drago to sign the rifle. Thus began this Marine's mission to find as many WWII veterans as he could, get their signatures on the rifle, and document their stories. For two years, Biggio traveled across the country to interview America's last-living WWII veterans. Each time he put the M1 Garand Rifle in their hands, their eyes lit up with memories triggered by holding the weapon that had been with them every step of the war. With each visit and every story told to Biggio, the veterans signed their names to the rifle. 96 signatures now cover that rifle, each a reminder of the price of war and the courage of our soldiers. | ||
538 | |a Mode of access: World Wide Web. | ||
650 | 0 | |a History. | |
650 | 0 | |a Military. | |
650 | 0 | |a World War, 1939-1945. | |
650 | 0 | |a Electronic books. | |
710 | 2 | |a hoopla digital. | |
856 | 4 | 0 | |u https://www.hoopladigital.com/title/13597871?utm_source=MARC&Lid=hh4435|z Instantly available on hoopla. |
856 | 4 | 2 | |z Cover image|u https://d2snwnmzyr8jue.cloudfront.net/ssd_9781684511396_180.jpeg |