Examines technological developments in the history of the repeating rifle and their impact on the Indian Wars, the Spanish-American War, the British Empire's conflicts in Africa and elsewhere, and the First World War, and discusses the repeating rifle's precursors.
Content Note
Kentucky rifles versus British rifles -- Anatomy of the gun -- Inventors and inventions -- The American Civil War -- The Wild West -- Arms for empire -- The Great War -- Gangsters and G-men -- The arsenal of democracy -- Hunters, sportsmen, and regulators.